Air India Expedites Wide-Body Fleet Revamp with Shanghai Retrofits
Air India has started sending its legacy Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft to Boeing's facility in Shanghai for retrofitting, aiming to expedite the revamp of its wide-body fleet.
This is a new development as generally these aircraft are sent to Boeing's MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) facility in Victorville in the US.
The airline has sent one 787-8 plane to the Shanghai facility, with plans to expedite the retrofitting of its planes. Out of its 26 legacy Dreamliners, three have already undergone retrofitting, while two more are undergoing the process at Victorille and another one at Shanghai.
Air India has a total of 185 planes in its fleet, comprising 60 wide-bodies including B787s, B777s, and A350s. Among these, there are 35 Dreamliners, 19 B777-300 ERs, and six A350-900s.