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Last edited by 747-237 on Tue May 31, 2011 5:35 pm; edited 2 times in total Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:50 am    Post subject: the 2nd one looks great. regds MEL. _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! Back to top the_380 Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2329 Location: Mumbai, India Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:50 pm    Post subject: I have pictures kinda same of Emperor Ashoka and some interior pics of the same... Will have to scan them when I get back home... _________________ http://www.myspace.com/avsatsworld A Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox Audio Producer!!! Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:57 am    Post subject: Back to top iflytb20 Member Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 1079 Location: Next to the Airport Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Air India 747-200s close ups from boarding gate 747-237 wrote: Man...she looks sweet. Squeaky clean & shining exteriors, the anti glare paint...... Back to top xterra Member Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 595 Location: DONT KNO Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:37 pm    Post subject: does anyone have the one which had the name of Emperor Akbar ? _________________ ~~~Indian Aviation Photographers~~~ Back to top karatecatman Guest Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Air India 747-200s close ups from boarding gate iflytb20 wrote: 747-237 wrote: Squeaky clean & shining exteriors, the anti glare paint...... But had a tragic end. Air India's first jumbo and which they affectionately called the "747th wonder of the world". Back to top karatecatman Guest Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:39 pm    Post subject: xterra wrote: does anyone have the one which had the name of Emperor Akbar ? Another pioneer for AI!! Inaugurated AI's jumbo service to Sydney via Madras, Singapore and Perth. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:47 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: Any ideas which one this is ? Back to top rutvij Member Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 1390 Location: Skies of Fire! Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:26 pm    Post subject: 747-237, This is for you. VT-EGB Mahendra Varman had a fuel leak at CDG (Right Wing tip), was grounded for a night. Then flew to DEL and had a Landing gear fault here too. Was grounded for another 9 Hrs. Shot in 2001 from the DEL T2's Circular Window. Scanned and heavily edited. (Pardon me for the poor Editing) * Last edited by rutvij on Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:06 pm; edited 3 times in total Back to top karatecatman Guest Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:03 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: 747-237 wrote: Any ideas which one this is ? This picture appeared in connection with an Air India news report in June 2000, so source says that taking a wild shot, as the upper deck windows are not clear, it's either "Shahjehan" (VT-EBE) or "Akbar" (VT-EDU). Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:14 pm    Post subject: rutvij wrote: 747-237, This is for you. Narendra Varman had a fuel leak at CDG (Right Wing tip), was grounded for a night. Then flew to DEL and had a Landing gear fault here too. Was grounded for another 9 Hrs. Shot in 2001 from the DEL T2's Circular Window. Scanned and heavily edited. (Pardon me for the poor Editing) You, Sir, are the man ! That's an excellent shot of Mahendra Varman ! Brings back memories! Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:17 pm    Post subject: karatecatman wrote: This picture appeared in connection with an Air India news report in June 2000, so source says that taking a wild shot, as the upper deck windows are not clear, it's either "Shahjehan" (VT-EBE) or "Akbar" (VT-EDU). Thanks KCM ! Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Air India 747-200s close ups from boarding gate karatecatman wrote: But had a tragic end. Air India's first jumbo and which they affectionately called the "747th wonder of the world". Here is the official stationery from the innaugral 747 flight, with the "747th wonder of the world" slogan. Back to top rutvij Member Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 1390 Location: Skies of Fire! Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:48 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: You, Sir, are the man ! That's an excellent shot of Mahendra Varman ! Brings back memories! My Pleasure, Sir! Back to top karatecatman Guest Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:15 pm    Post subject: Great ad!! Thanks! Air India should reintroduce such print ads. Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:48 pm    Post subject: [quote="rutvij"]747-237, This is for you. VT-EGB Mahendra Varman [/qoute] Amazing.Even the Newspaper sun shades are present. regds MEL. _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 2:29 am    Post subject: --- Last edited by 747-237 on Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:54 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top rutvij Member Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 1390 Location: Skies of Fire! Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:15 am    Post subject: Wow! These Print ADs do need to comeback. @747-237: Any Hi-res of the above Img? Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:27 am    Post subject: rutvij wrote: @747-237: Any Hi-res of the above Img? Have not come across any, but if I do, will be sure to let y'all know. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:55 am    Post subject: This article from the Times of India dated Feb 16, 2009; has a nice pic of Emperor Ashoka. http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDA5LzAyLzE2I0FyMDEzMDA=&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom Back to top star*gold Member Joined: 29 Jan 2009 Posts: 187 Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:13 pm    Post subject: Few more old ads from the net: http://www.businessworld.in/images/stories/aviation/airindia_ads.jpg http://www.postersplease.com/posterblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/pim-11-400x630.jpg Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 5:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Air India 747-200s 747-237 wrote: Does anyone have close up pics like these, of Air India 747-200s, taken from the boarding gate / jetway, preferably showing the aircraft name? Here's one of Emperor Vikramaditya. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 3:48 pm    Post subject: _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top sidborse Member Joined: 06 Feb 2011 Posts: 16 Location: Dubai Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:18 pm    Post subject: The names feel so Majestic....specially on the 747. They should reintroduce these Names.!! _________________ I Love AIR INDIA..But only Flies EK.. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 9:56 am    Post subject: sidborse wrote: The names feel so Majestic....specially on the 747. They should reintroduce these Names.!! Not exactly boarding gate, but a nice view of the name. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:01 am    Post subject: sidborse wrote: The names feel so Majestic....specially on the 747. They should reintroduce these Names.!! And here's one of Emperor Chandragupta. This pic was taken a few days short of 35 years ago, on Feb 6, 1978, after she arrived in BOM on her delivery flight. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top sri_bom Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:15 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: sidborse wrote: The names feel so Majestic....specially on the 747. They should reintroduce these Names.!! And here's one of Emperor Chandragupta. This pic was taken a few days short of 35 years ago, on Feb 6, 1978, after she arrived in BOM on her delivery flight. Thanks for posting this picture. I have flown on her in the late 80's to Bangkok when I was in my early teens. Although the flight routing was the worst I would say, here how it went: Bombay - Delhi - Bangkok - Hong Kong - Tokyo - Osaka and Back the same way. Sri_Bom Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:02 pm    Post subject: Not a -200, but as close as it gets. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 4:03 pm    Post subject: Another view of Narasimha Varman at the gate, and a year since the last pic. This time with a red dot on the nosecone instead of black, and deep blue "eyeshadow" instead of black. Again, not a -200, but still. Back to top Spiderguy252 Member Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 4259 Location: Indian Ocean Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:24 pm    Post subject: ^The radome looks fairly ratty now. _________________ Yeah. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:36 pm    Post subject: Here's another one of Krishna Deva Raya. My sister and I spent a lot of time looking at AI 747s from this angle, trying to spot our Dad at work, before getting on board. The feeling of awe is best described in this USPS stamp released in 1999. 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