Boeing to roll out 787 Dreamliner

Boeing Corporation will roll out its latest offering - the Boeing 787 Dreamliner - tomorrow.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been billed as the most economical and fuel-efficient jet that will soon make its debut in India with Air India and Jet Airways placing orders for 37 aircraft.

Boeing is promoting the jet as a super-efficient airplane with new passenger-pleasing features, and several airlines around the world have placed orders and firm commitments for an aircraft.

Air India has placed an order for 27 Boeing Dreamliners and Jet Airways will buy ten of them.

Air India chairman and managing director Vasudevan Thulsidas, who is here to take part in the rollout of the Dreamliner, told reporters the company will buy 68 passenger jets from Boeing of which 27 will be the Dreamliners.

Commenting on the robust aviation sector in India, he said: "We are really bullish about growth, and we think we have got the right combination of circumstances today in terms of a growing market, a growing fleet, the merger of Indian Airlines with the company and a realisation among the employees".

"This kind of right combination should make us one among the five best airlines in Asia," he said.

Air India has drawn up plans to start flights to various American cities like Boston, Dallas Fort Worth, Houston and Washington, New York, Chicago and San Fransisco.

The airline expects American operations to contribute the maximum revenue instead of the Gulf region that currently makes up 35-40% of its income. (PTI)