India, Feb. 10 -- While global supply chain issues have delayed the retrofit of Air India's Boeing 777 aircraft, the airline has started refreshing these aircraft that operate on the US and Canada routes, officials aware of the matter said.

The airline has 13 legacy B777 aircraft operating on these ultra-long-haul routes, and officials said that all these are expected to be refreshed in this temporary setup to which Air India spokesperson did not respond to queries on the matter, an official said.

"Aimed at providing a new or refreshed look to the legacy B777 aircraft, the airline has already sent the first of the total 13 B777s (aircraft) that cater to the North American market.It left the country last week. The airline has tied up wit...