Air India's Dreamliners – Deployment on Short-haul Routes First

The national carrier of India, Air India is contriving to deploy its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner to operate domestic routes and short-haul international air travel starting from the second week of June. The decision has been taken by the airline to expand enough crew resources. 

Amidst the dark clouds haunting the Indian aviation sector, the news comes as music to the ears of the holiday makers planning domestic travel or taking tickets on short-haul international flights to India. 

Air India is contriving to deploy Dreamliner on one of its scheduled return flights from Delhi to Mumbai and Hyderabad which are currently operated with another aircraft. Whereas the short-haul international destinations served by the airline’s new aircraft will be Singapore and Dubai. India remains a popular holiday destination and people in such cities would definitely like to explore the charm of the country by flying on the world’s most fuel-efficient aircraft and who knows they might even land up with cheap flights to India!

Air India has become the third international airline to receive the Boeing 787 after All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines. The aircraft has capacity to accommodate up to 210 and 250 passengers on routes of 14,200 km to 15,200 km. 

As per the news reports, the training for Air India’s crew depends upon the number of landings they undertake with the Dreamliner and it may become a long-drawn-out course if the airline decides to operate its aircraft on international long-haul routes such as Europe, Australia and the United States.

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All Nippon Airways Ready for Boeing’s First 787 Dreamliner

All Nippon Airways is in a celebratory mood and why not! The airline is set to receive the Boeing’s first 787 Dreamliner next month. 787 Dreamliner that is supposed to be delivered to the Japan’s flag carrier was rolled out at Boeing's facility in Seattle, United States on Monday.

787 Dreamliner is primarily made up of carbon composites or super durable plastic, making it a comparatively much lighter aircraft. Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner also touted as an extremely efficient airliner as it uses 20 % less fuel than conventional aircrafts. This will ensure cost-effective flights for the airline. Travellers around the world would be interested to see if the airline brings down the cost of air tickets and provide cheap flights to the budget travellers. All Nippon Airways’ popularity ratings will certainly rise if the airline does indeed shares the benefits of cost-effective flights with the passengers and rolls out cheap tickets on flights.

In commemoration of the first 787 Dreamliner, All Nippon Airways plans to fly the first commercial flight as a charter service from the Narita airport to Hong Kong. The airline will then provide air travel services on the Haneda-Okayama and Haneda-Hiroshima routes.

On domestic routes, the Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner will have 12 Premium Class seats and 252 standard class seats. On long-haul international flights, the aircraft will include a total of 158 seats that will include 46 Business Class seats and 112 Economy Class seats. On short-haul international flights, the plane will have 222 seats, including 42 Business Class seats and 180 Economy Class seats.

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