Air India to stop flights to Washington DC from Sept. 1 over planned retrofit
Last month, the airline sent first of its 26 Boeing 787-8 aircraft which will be unavailable for flying till December 2025. Multiple aircraft will remain unavailable over a prolonged period until at least the end of 2026, according to a statement from Air India.
The retrofitment of the 787s is expected to conclude by June 2027.
The airline will continue to fly to other four U.S. destinations – New York, Newark, Chicago and San Francisco. Last week, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson announced in a townhall that the retrofitment of the legacy Boeing 777 aircraft is once again delayed till mid-2027, three years behind the initial schedule of mid-2024. The retrofit for Boeing 777 is now likely to conclude by October 2028 as per the latest timeline.
After taking the delivery of 6 A350s, the next widebody delivery of a new aircraft a Boeing 787 is expected by the end of 2025. The 7th A350 is expected to join Air India only in the third quarter of financial year 2026.
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