Air-India receives second Boeing 737 aircraft

Flag carrier Air-India took delivery of a brand new Boeing 737-800, the second of the 68 aircraft it has ordered from the US manufacturer, for use by its low-cost subsidiary Air-India Express (AIE). While the first Boeing 737-800 was inducted on December 1, today's delivery would increase AIE's fleet size to nine, seven of which are on lease, Air-India said in a statement. The B737-800 can seat 162 to 189 passengers. "With the induction of this aircraft into the fleet, Air India Express can now commence operations between Bahrain, Doha and Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode from January 2007," Air-India Charters Ltd Chief Operating Officer P P Singh said in the statement. Air-India Express commenced operations in April last year and presently operates 57 weekly flights from nine Indian cities.

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