Air India confirmed as customer of first South Carolina built Boeing 787 Dreamliner

December 26, 2011 Comments Off on Air India confirmed as customer of first South Carolina built Boeing 787 Dreamliner 287 Views

The Post and Courier of Charleston is quoting Boeing spokeswoman Candy Eslinger who has officially confirmed that Indian national carrier Air India will be the receipient of the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner built at the North Charleston facility in the state of South Carolina, sometime during the sping of 2012.

Air India, an early adopter of the aircraft has 27 Dreamliners on order with Boeing. Aircraft line number 46 (which is a serial number), will be the first twin-aisle wide body aircraft built by Boeing outside their Everett area facilities in Washington state.

About Devesh Agarwal

A electronics and automotive product management, marketing and branding expert, he was awarded a silver medal at the Lockheed Martin innovation competition 2010. He is ranked 6th on Mashable's list of aviation pros on Twitter and in addition to Bangalore Aviation, he has contributed to leading publications like Aviation Week, Conde Nast Traveller India, The Economic Times, and The Mint (a Wall Street Journal content partner). He remains a frequent flier and shares the good, the bad, and the ugly about the Indian aviation industry without fear or favour.

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