Air India sends legacy B787-8 aircraft to Boeing's Shanghai facility under retrofit programme
- Source
- The Economic Times - Industry
- Source link
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-india-sends-legacy-b787-8-aircraft-to-boeings-shanghai-facility-retrofit/articleshow/133245136.cms
- Published
- 2026-08-14 14:58:37
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-14 16:55:04
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
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- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Air India is sending its legacy B787-8 aircraft for retrofitting to Boeing's facility in Shanghai. This move aims to expedite the revamp of the airline's wide-body fleet. Currently, three Dreamliners have completed their retrofits, and two are undergoing work. The airline plans to retrofit sixteen Boeing 787-8 aircraft in the year 2027. Air India Group expects to induct over one hundred new planes within the next two years.
Procurement Relevance Gate
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— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-14 16:55:04
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"
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