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Air India's Boeing 777-200LR -- the inflight experience

Copyright Matt Cawby
Air India's first Boeing 777-200LR VT-ALA "Andhra Pradesh"

(First class box/cabin/seat)

(Business class seat)
Copyright of pictures: Air India
Reposting:
Details of the J and Y seats here:
http://airlinersindia.s4.bizhat.com/airlinersindia-ftopic191.html&highlight=air+india+seat

Many thanks to source for all these pictures (Exclusive)

Brochure for the aircraft "Andhra".
(Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Y.S. Rajashekhar Reddy releasing the material on Andhra Pradesh for Air India's first Boeing 777-200LR "Andhra Pradesh". Air India and the Government of Andhra Pradesh have signed an agreement on tourism promotion. As AI has named the 777 fleet after the States of INDIA, AI has signed agreements with the respective State to promote it inflight.
In the case of Andhra Pradesh, Air India will place the specially designed material and literature in each seat pocket. AI will also screen a short film on the State. The films can be rotated between aircraft also. The IFE music will have songs from each State also.
The material on Andhra has notes on all the tourist attractions, infrastructure and contact information of the State tourism bureau. The brochure here is handcrafted and has typical motifs from Lepakshi and Kondapalli.
The other 777-200LRs
VT-ALB "Arunachal Pradesh" -- Air India and an MoU with the Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh
VT-ALC "Assam" -- Air India and an MoU with the Govt. of Assam

What to expect inflight. Some of the shortlisted designs for the crockery/cutlery ---Noritake fine bone china, which will replace the old Royal Doulton chinaware. Most of the pictures are for what will be in First Class/Business Class

Anti-terror cutlery --- short prongs and which have been approved by the U.S.
Inflight amenity kits and contents

Air India will offfer Bose noise cancelling headphones for the over 400 hours of audio/video AVOD programming. There will also be landscape cameras and satellite phones.
USB ports will be standard in every seat for laptop use

Some of the galley equipment. Air India promises Espresso coffee.

(To be continued)

Aseem · Member Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 2841 Location: YYZ

before Jaysit says, let me put it...what will happen with B773 which is named 'Bihar'...will we get to hear Laloo Chalisa as a part of IFE Twisted Evil

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iflytb20 · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:35 am Post subject:

maybe Y class will get tea in kullads Wink

Jaysit · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 4346

Why are Indians obsessed with crockery?

Or is it only Air Indians?

In 2 years when these poor 777s will look like a BEST bus, paan stains and all, AI will still be saying how grand their crockery is.

In any case, it sure beats the crap they have right now in First and Business. AI's First Class meal presentation looks worse than something you'd see in the average US College dining hall.

si123 · Member Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 24

sammyk · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:59 am Post subject:

si123 · Member Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 24

F-class, if you are meaning first class,

well, Singapore airlines has F class empty seats most of the time.again not sure on all route but on couple of major routes, from what i have seen.

In contrast with BA, where I`ve seen a moderately filled front on major routes. It depends on airlines reputation and smartness (how well they manage, so a passenger comes back again).

but IF you are saying that service (cleanliness, amenities, all other service) is so good at the back that F class passenger won`t feel like buying a F class ticket, is a wrong concept.

One basic reason is that for 16 hr. long flight if you can sleep your leg stretched is worth paying for, also the stature of person matters.

For AI there`s a lot of F class passenger:
Mainly Bollywood

sammyk · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 8:58 am Post subject:

That's not what I meant. I meant that it would be likely that those sitting up there wouldn't be paying passengers but instead those with upgrades or friends/family of employees, employees, etc.

karatecatman · Guest

Pictures from Air India may take some time to come, so contacted CNN-IBN as they seemde to have the best coverage of the inflight experience.

Directed to their video and this is what a passenger will get as IFE:
Wonder whether TV has been activated as Air India was hoping for Live TV.

The uniforms don't seem to be new. The same Blue and Red.

HAWK21M · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:46 pm Post subject:

There was a good programme on Z business news on Monday covering the B772LR from Seatelle to DEL.Interviews with Keskar & Thulsidas & coverage of the Cabin.
regds
MEL
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Vishal Jolapara · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:03 pm Post subject:

Air India Boeing 777-237/LR VT-ALB " Arunachal Pradesh "
August 18, 2007
Everett - Snohomish County / Paine Field (PAE / KPAE)
USA - Washington

selecta · Member Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 813 Location: ORD

sammyk · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:01 am Post subject:

^^^ That should be their third.

selecta · Member Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 813 Location: ORD

oh right, bravo was painted with the short lived new cs originally IIRC
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sammyk · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:37 am Post subject: