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Air India Dreamliner grounded for 9 months, with 400 parts missing
Fp Staff •Air India has grounded an aircraft from it's dreamliner fleet since January of this year.
Defer delivery of Dreamliners till technical issues resolved: Air India engineers
Fp Archives •The association in the communication has also urged that the manpower for frequent unscheduled snags to be compensated, including damages towards hampering of the airline's on-time performance.
Air India knocks doors of banks, FIs to seek funding for Dreamliner purchase
Fp Archives •Air India is seeking these funds on floating as well as fixed interest rates or both, said the Invitation of Offers document posted on its website today.
Air India may add 4-5 new European destinations, opt for bigger aircraft
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No irregularities in Air India's mega aircraft order: Raju
Fp Editors •The government on Monday denied any irregularities in the mega aircraft purchase order by Air India. The airline had ordered 111 aircraft in 2005-06 and this order has been in the eye of a storm ever since, with several allegations of wrong doings from rivals of the then UPA government.
Only 9 routes profitable: Air India's report card shows how it failed
Sindhu •Air India operates close to 370 daily flights, of which about 120 are to international destinations.
AI resorts to sale-leaseback of 7 Dreamliners to raise $840mn
Fp Archives •Sale-leaseback is an arrangement in which an owner sells an asset to a leasing firm and, at the same time, leases it back (as a lessee) on a long-term basis to retain exclusive possession and use.
Qatar Airways plans to fly Dreamliners on Bangalore, Delhi routes
Fp Archives •Gulf carrier Qatar Airways today said it would deploy Boeing 787 Dreamliners to service its Doha-Delhi and Doha-Bangalore sectors from next month
Air India ties up with Deutsche, Investec Bank raise $500 mn for 5 Dreamliners
Fp Archives •The flag carrier had on June 26 invited bids from banks and financial institutions to arrange bridge finance of up to $500 million to pay for five Boeing 787s.<br /><br />
Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes
Fp Archives •The original promise of the Dreamliner has failed to materiallise due to limitations in its flying range. Will Air India continue to pay a price for this?