SLCUT2777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 3858 posts, RR: 11 Reply 1, posted (6 years 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 4942 times:
Quoting FlyTUITravel (Thread starter): True, false or just a rumour? If true then if it didnt go to DL could an airline quickly buy it for its own ops even if it didnt have an order??
It was quite the rumor last month. But if DL can swing it and AI doesn't want it, DL could sure use it for the JFK-BOM run as well as taking the DKR stop out of the ATL-JNB run.
Vivekman2006 From India, joined May 2006, 514 posts, RR: 3 Reply 3, posted (6 years 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 4890 times:
That rumour is nothing but a rumour. The AI 772LRs are still at Paine Field, waiting to be re-painted in the new (yet to be revealed) livery of the merged (Air India - Indian Airlines) entity.
Apparently an AI team is to visit Paine Field soon. How the new livery looks like, remains to be seen.
Quoting SLCUT2777 (Reply 1): It was quite the rumor last month. But if DL can swing it and AI doesn't want it, DL could sure use it for the JFK-BOM run as well as taking the DKR stop out of the ATL-JNB run.
Gr8Circle From Canada, joined Dec 2005, 2986 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (6 years 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 4620 times:
Quoting Vivekman2006 (Reply 3): That rumour is nothing but a rumour. The AI 772LRs are still at Paine Field, waiting to be re-painted in the new (yet to be revealed) livery of the merged (Air India - Indian Airlines) entity.
Apparently an AI team is to visit Paine Field soon. How the new livery looks like, remains to be seen.
Quoting Jimyvr (Reply 4): The Indian cabinet is requesting reviewing the 777 order (787 is safe) followed by the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines.
I think both the above conclusions, as well as the "going to DL" rumour, are wrong.....the planes are stuck in Seattle because there are some issues about the seats that are to be installed in the planes.....involves some Italian company IIRC.....
However, the livery issue will remain up in the air until the very last moment pun unintended....
Sammyk From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1686 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (6 years 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 4458 times:
Quoting Jimyvr (Reply 4): The Indian cabinet is requesting reviewing the 777 order (787 is safe) followed by the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines.
I think the report on that was actually referring to reviewing the financing for the 777s and not the actual order.
Gr8Circle From Canada, joined Dec 2005, 2986 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (6 years 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 4230 times:
Quoting HAWK21M (Reply 6): The Truth is that they are due for Livery paint job & replacement of seats.
After coming up with a truly good livery on the new 772's, if they change that to some other design.....total disaster....why can't they just adopt this 772 livery for the new entity....?
Mohan From India, joined Nov 2003, 78 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (6 years 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 3736 times:
Its not going anywhere but coming to Air India/ Indian ........... Other than livery they also holding it as they are thinking of upgrading their earlier selection of seats etc. Looks like they were really taken aback by Jets new Interior
AA1818 From Trinidad and Tobago, joined Feb 2006, 3346 posts, RR: 4 Reply 16, posted (6 years 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 3719 times:
Well good to hear that the 777s will indeed ALL get to Air India.
The new fleet of this entity is going to be very diverse, including orders and current fleet:
Mk777 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 1186 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (6 years 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 3505 times:
Quoting Deaphen (Reply 18): They already are in the process of converting them to Cargo freighters... one has already been completed if im not mistaken.
Infact im pretty sure
Of course, there was a discussion on this somewhere, thanks though
So all the 19 will be converted to freighters??
Quoting Mohan (Reply 19): And read somewhere IC was looking for 10 A 330's
Me too!!
Does anyone have any ideas how IC will go about achieving this??
Also, is there a date set for the arrival of the 1st 772LR in BOM or DEL??? Has the month when the delivery will take place decided yet or the cabinet is just being wishy-washy like the people at AI with their decision on the livery?
Gr8Circle From Canada, joined Dec 2005, 2986 posts, RR: 5 Reply 24, posted (6 years 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 3430 times:
Quoting Mk777 (Reply 20): So all the 19 will be converted to freighters??
Of the 19 odd A310's that AI flies, only 6 or 8 of them belong to AI...rest are leased and will be returned at end of lease....it's only the owned aircrafts that will be converted to freighter use....not sure how many of them, as such....
In addition, I think the two 743's are also being converted to freighter.....
25 HAWK21M: Noticed a AI A310 freighter land & taxi out last night around 0200hrs.Was too busy working to notice the Reg marks.The MDCD cutout surrounding area &
26 Mtsubshe: air india is getting the 777 in late june, there is a possibility, that the paintings will be changed again,
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