Air India to deploy new Dreamliner for int’l service from Feb

Key Highlights

• The last line fit Dreamliner that was acquired by Air India was in October 2017 when the carrier was under the government ownership.
• “The new Boeing 787-9 is expected to enter international, long-haul commercial service in February 2026,” the airline said in a release.
• The loss-making Air India, acquired by Tata Group in January 2022, expects to induct five more wide-body planes — A350-1000s and B787-9s — this year.
• Air India has placed orders for 350 Airbus and 220 Boeing planes.
• Of the Airbus order, six wide-body A350s have already been inducted into the Air India fleet and 51 narrow-body B737-8s are with Air India Express.