Delivery is third 787 for Air India
Boeing marked a historic milestone with delivery to Air India of the first 787 Dreamliner built at its North Charleston facility.
“We’re delighted to be the first airline in the world to take delivery of a Dreamliner from this beautiful factory and look forward to taking many more,” said Air India Board Member K. M. Unni. “The 787 is an airplane with unmatched efficiency and technology which will help in our airline’s turnaround plan.”
Today’s delivery is the third 787 for Air India. The airplane is equipped with 18 business class seats and 238 economy class seats.
“Boeing is able to celebrate this special delivery because of our long, successful partnership with Air India,” said Dinesh Keskar, senior vice president of Asia Pacific and India Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “With two 787s successfully introduced to Air India’s fleet, passengers are enjoying breakthrough features such as larger windows, lower cabin altitude and unprecedented flying experience.”
In September Air India took delivery of its first of 27 Dreamliners on order.
Work on the first South Carolina-built airplane began in October 2010 with fabrication of the aft fuselage and assembly of the midbody section. Final assembly
began in June 2011, and the completed airplane rolled out in April 2012 and flew for the first time in May.
“In just under three years of breaking ground, we’ve flown and delivered our first airplane built at Boeing South Carolina,” said Jack Jones, Boeing South Carolina, vice president and general manager. “This is a tribute to the remarkable Boeing South Carolina team and the support we’ve received from our airline customers, our supplier partners, the Boeing enterprise and to the relationship we have with the State of South Carolina.”
Boeing South Carolina fabricates the aft body of the fuselage and assembles the aft and mid body sections prior to final assembly at the South Carolina site or in Everett, Wash.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the first commercial jetliner made primarily of advanced composite materials. It offers exceptional passenger comfort features including cleaner air, a lower cabin altitude, higher humidity, bigger windows that dim electronically and more overhead storage space. Airlines and its customers appreciate the 787s fuel efficiency, which is 20 percent better than other airplanes in its class. This fuel efficiency also results in 20 percent lower carbon emissions.
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