Air India to upgrade its 26 Dreamliners for better reliability
New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Air India on Sunday said it will upgrade the avionics and other critical components of its 26 legacy B787-8 Dreamliner aircraft to reduce operational disruptions as well as improve overall reliability.
When Air India had announced the retrofit programme in December 2022, the airline had 27 legacy B787-8 in the fleet. It lost one in the Ahmedabad flight crash in June, reducing this fleet size to 26.
"As part of a Reliability Enhancement Programme, Air India will be upgrading the avionics and other critical components of the 26 legacy B787-8 aircraft up to the latest industry standards, thus improving their reliability," a statement from the airline read on Sunday.
"The programme entails the analysis of maintenance and c...
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