Airlines
Air India Needed 30,000 parts to make grounded Boeing 787s
India is a rapidly expanding aviation industry, but it is also underserved, especially on international flights, according to Campbell Wilson, the CEO of Air India, who spoke on Monday, At a meeting of the IATA World Air Transport Summit.
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There are less than 50 wide-body aircraft (with domestic carriers), making India a “hugely growing market” that is also underserved, he claimed. An order for 470 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus was made by Air India earlier this year. Wilson claimed there is a substantial imbalance in the order for planes that the airline is attempting to correct.
He was making reference to India’s lack of wide-body aircraft. Wilson added that 13 Boeing 787 aircraft were grounded a few years ago because Air India lacked the finances and needed “30,000 spare parts”. He was responding to a question about problems with the supply chain.
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In response to a question about issues with the supply chain, he spoke. In response to a question, Wilson stated that there is not a “level-playing field” with regard to certain aspects of the global aviation industry.
He said it is “very frustrating” to sit on assets, people, and possibilities when there is a delay in new aircraft delivery in response to a query about supply-chain problems. His comments were in general and not specific to an order.
