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    Air India scraps plans to sell some Boeing planes: Source

    Air India has scrapped plans to sell some of its Boeing 777 planes after the national carrier failed to find a buyer, a senior government source said.

    November 16, 2012 / 16:34 IST

    Air India has scrapped plans to sell some of its Boeing 777 planes after the national carrier failed to find a buyer, a senior government source said.


    Air India will now reconfigure some 777 planes to all-economy class and fly them to the Gulf region, which is expected to cut losses for the carrier, the source with direct knowledge of the matter, told reporters.


    The debt-crippled carrier, which has been under pressure to trim costs and is alive today thanks to the USD 5.8 billion taxpayers' bailout, had offered to sale five 777 planes last month.

    first published: Nov 16, 2012 12:16 pm

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