(PTI)
Air India is planning to bring all of its 17 aircraft, which have been grounded for a “prolonged” period, back into operation by October-end, its chief Ashwani Lohani has said. These 17 aircraft have been grounded for time periods ranging from four months to one year due to lack of funds for their repair and maintenance.
“We plan to retrieve all 17 prolonged grounded aircraft by the end of October,” Air India Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Ashwani Lohani told PTI. According to the plan, eight of the 17 aircraft would be put back into operation by the end of August itself. These eight aircraft include four from A320 family, one B747, one B777 and two B787s. Remaining nine aircraft — all of them belonging to A320 family — would be retrieved by the end of the October if the national carrier receives the funds for maintenance in time.
