Air India started Boeing 787 refurbishment program, the airline company’s first plane reached America

Tata Group’s airline company Air India has sent its first Boeing 787 Dreamline airplane to America for refurbishment. Let us tell you that this refurbishment program of Air India was being planned for a long time, under which the airline company has sent its first plane for repair. This initiative of Air India is focused on months of planning, eliminating delays in delivery and improving the experience of the wide-body cabin.

Refurbishment work will be done for $ 400 million

This refurbishment program of Air India is a $ 400 million upgrade, under which 40 wide-body aircraft are to be repaired. This includes Boeing 787-8 and 777 as well as 27 Airbus A320neo narrow-body planes. The upgrade of the narrow-body planes included in the Air India fleet is also going on and some A320neo have already been repaired. After which, now Air India’s full focus is on Dreamliners.

These important works will be done in the refurbishment program

This refurbishment program will include newly designed business class cabins, including a distinctive premium economy class with lie-flat beds and new economy seating. Talking about the interior, it includes new carpets, seat fabric, toilets, lighting and new branding. These things will help to make the fleet similar to the standard of Air India’s new Airbus A350. Air India aims to refurbish at least 2-3 wide-body planes every month. The company wants to complete this refurbishment program by mid-2027.

These planes are included in Boeing’s wide body aircraft

Boeing’s wide body aircraft include 747, 767, 777 and 787. Boeing 787 aircraft was also involved in the horrific accident that took place in Ahmedabad on June 12. In that accident, a plane carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed within minutes of take-off from Ahmedabad to London. Only one passenger survived the accident and all 241 passengers and crew members on board were killed.