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747-237 · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:24 am Post subject:

Air India has officially withdrawn the A330 from the fleet today. VT-IWA & VT-IWB have both been ferried out of Bombay to St. Athan, Wales today.
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Spiderguy252 · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 3:02 pm Post subject:

Those 330s did their job. If I recall correctly, they were first shortlisted by IC in their stated zeal to open up flights to China and Australia (I doubt it would have worked out).

AI did well by putting them on routes closer to home (DXB, SIN, KSA at various phases) and in hindsight it provided much needed lift with the 787s first being delayed, then periodically going conk.
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Spiderguy252 · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 3:24 pm Post subject:

To add to that, it carries forth AI's plan (?) of reduction in the number of types in operation, which are currently:

ATR 42-320
CRJ-700
A319
A320
A321
B737-800 (IX)
B747-400
B777-200LR
B777-300ER
B787

With as many as 8 x ATR 72-600 coming in, I presume it'll be the end of the leases on the CRJs and AT4s. The last remaining 77Ls are EY bound as well, so the overall fleet will in a year or so from now be essentially narrow-body Airbus, wide-body Boeing, ATR props for Regional, and 738s for the IX arm.
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The_Goat · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 3:47 pm Post subject:

Spiderguy252 · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 3:56 pm Post subject:

747-237 · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 8:36 am Post subject:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Post-Modi-meeting-Boeing-to-resolve-AI-Dreamliners-glitches/articleshow/45291505.cms

Post-Modi meeting, Boeing to resolve AI Dreamliners’ glitches

Nov 27, 2014

Just weeks after Prime Minister Modi met Boeing top brass during his recent US trip, the American aircraft major has offered to resolve the constant technical glitches affecting Air India's Dreamliners.

Boeing commercial airplanes (VP-sales) Dinesh Keskar has told TOI that the company will conduct a "reliability improvement programme" on the first seven Dreamliners that AI got. AI was among the launch customers of the Boeing 787 and therefore got some of the earliest makes of this plane. The airline has so far taken delivery of 17 of the 27 ordered Dreamliners. Snags are more common on the older Dreamliners than the newer ones.

"We will do a nose to tail reliability improvement on the first seven Dreamliners delivered to AI. Each aircraft will need to be grounded for three to four days for this purpose and then they will be up to date with the present build status. We will do the job whenever AI can spare the planes for the required time," Keskar said. He added that Boeing has now stationed two Dreamliner specialists in Delhi for providing AI any technical help it may need with these planes.

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747-237 · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 4:50 pm Post subject:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/andaman-and-nicobar-to-introduce-two-flights-at-subsidised-rates/articleshow/45296537.cms

Andaman and Nicobar to introduce two flights at subsidised rates

27 Nov, 2014

The Andaman and Nicobar administration will introduce two flights with subsidised fares for the islanders from next month, Lt Governor, Lt General (retd) A K Singh has said.

Singh was addressing the valedictory function of the Quami Ekta Saptah at Dr B R Ambedkar Auditorium here on Tuesday.

The chartered Air India jet flight in the Port Blair-Chennai sector will commence on Dec 20, 2014 offering uniform fare of Rs 5000/- for a one-way travel to islanders. The 150 passenger capacity aircraft will operate once a week in the sector, he said.

Likewise, the air connectivity on the Port Blair-Vizag sector will become operational from December 24, 2014.

The flight will connect Port Blair to New Delhi via Vizag and will be operational thrice a week. Operated under VGF (Viability Gap Funding) scheme, seats would be reserved for islanders and uniform airfare of Rs 5000/- for a one-way trip will be offered to islanders, the LG informed.
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747-237 · Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 10:24 am Post subject:

Good to move over to Air India News -- Part 29

http://airlinersindia.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=141991
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