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With the merger with Air India on "fast track", does IA's plans to fly further still stand? Praful Patel hinted that IA may have to go a bit slow now, but Viswapthi Trivedi said recently, while announcing IA's plans to introduce live TV (an Airbus, he said, is being tested to show Doordarshan live), that IA is keen on getting a London service in by 2007 and that the search for 12 wide-body jets is still on.


 


Any updates?    



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indian airlines call sign is IC (and not IA) the widebodies is just an issue which wil take long time 2 get fulfilled by the way the airline engineers have placed a demand for 12 widebody jets among following:A330, A340, A350,B767, B777, B787


But now since AI opted for Boeing its clear that IC wil take Airbus jets only



-- Edited by the_380 at 19:15, 2006-05-29

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the_380 wrote:

But now since AI opted for Boeing its clear that IC wil take Airbus jets only-- Edited by the_380 at 19:15, 2006-05-29

with their merger on cards, it can be anything.  If they have their way, then more likely Boeing because of commonality with AI's existing fleet.  But again, as it is going to be lease, it doesn't really matter.


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the merger is most probably only for IPO issues not sure but this is the "inside talk"

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Yes


Do know that Indian's call sign is IC.


 


Just following the media practice of referring to the Indian, as it was in the past as IA.


check the headlines.


Its always AI and IA!!!


 


 



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But isnt it true that there is a shortage of widebody jets in the leasing market?? I guess AI is facing problems in regards to leasing more planes. I wish there was some private airline in india with all widebody jets.....



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vabby ur wish is not too far IT has an order of


40-A320s, 05-A330-200s, 05-A340-500HGWs, 05-A350-800s, 05A380-800s along with ATRs



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 I wish there was some private airline in india with all widebody jets.....

 A380 bro read the sentence carefully. ALL WIDE BODY JETS



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A380 bro read the sentence carefully. ALL WIDE BODY JETS


isnt the A380 a wide body???



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But is A320 and ATR,s widebody jets???



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the info was about ITs total fleet so it was meant for u 2 assume which is widebody n which is narrowbody

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Ok. But anyways IT wont offer much help too because i wanna have a private operater with all widebody fleet somewat like SQ or EK....



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well thats not possible atleast for now because the law says that carriers must fly for atleast 5 years in domestic services then only they are permitted to fly international (AI an exception)

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