Air India First B787 RPT service to Oz from next Thurs 29/8

[Captain Garmin]

Something new at Mascot next week

Global Travel Media » Blog Archive » Agents learn of Goa as Air India?s new B787 flights near (http://www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au/agents-learn-of-goa-as-air-indias-new-b787-flights-near/)

with a window highlighting paintjob :eek:

Photos: Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-India/Boeing-787-8-Dreamliner/2302604/&sid=7af549054e7d47b7ea5503bb0f3a7afe)


Beating the JQ plastic fantastic by a few months.

Photos: Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Jetstar-Airways/Boeing-787-8-Dreamliner/2299796/M/)

Anyone know if the SYD International gates have the secure wi-fi ready yet required to download maint data and upload new inflight entertainment content?

CG

[ASY68]

Don't forget MEL ;)

[Dash8driver1312]

So, seats recline by 180 degrees? That sounds more like sitting upside down facing aft than lying flat!

[Mobi LAME]

It is when it hooks up to the Jetstar IT System that the fun will start!

[Mr.Buzzy]

Sign of the times.

Will Australia's flag carrier be visiting "third world" countries with cutting edge aircraft anytime soon?

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[Cactusjack]

Crewed by 1500 hour Captains and 600 hour F/O's??

[Sonny Hammond]

So, Air India have sent the plastic fantastic down under, with CASA approval of course...

Air India resumes direct flights to Australia - Channel NewsAsia (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/international/air-india-resumes-direct/796044.html)

BUT Japan have banned the Air India 787's from the airpsace due to poor maintenance standards?

Air India B787s 'banned' from Japan - Business Traveller (http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/air-india-b787s-banned-from-japan)

Another example of Australian aviation standards on the decline?

[Bonniciwah]

Pic gallery of Boeing 787 arriving in Melbourne. Not only the first scheduled Dreamliner service to Australia, but the first direct Air India flight to Australia in 16 years.

Dreamliner flies into Melbourne Airport: gallery | Northern Weekly (http://www.northernweekly.com.au/story/1742712/dreamliner-flies-into-melbourne-airport-gallery/?cs=1241)

[DancingDog]

Japan isn't exactly foreigner friendly, it could just be that they want their own airlines to fly the routes.

[Wally Mk2]

I only noticed the EPP (Electric Plastic Plane) plane 2day nestled in amongst the big boys at the TullaIinternational terminal due it's odd colour scheme, Had it not been for that we probably would have sailed (taxied) right past it & not noticed a thing!
Almost an anti climax:-(


Wmk2

[Ken Borough]

Japan isn't exactly foreigner friendly, it could just be that they want their own airlines to fly the routes.

Absolutely correct. They are terrible to deal with - bureaucracy gone really mad. And woe betide any carrier who flies to Japan with non-standard livery without Nipponese prior approval. The buggers eat red tape for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

[fulmar]

Looking at pics from another site ( Sydney airport spotters) I was impressed by the wing flex on take-off. The extent of the flex really does remind me of a bird.
Whatever one may think of the Dreamliner it sure is a beauty

[1a sound asleep]

Shame they couldnt do a decent landing....

[Buttscratcher]

At least they are keeping their standards without 'selling out'

Air India ... May the various gods help us!

[screwballburling]

Knowing what I know about Indian aviation, I wouldn't let them anywhere near my airspace, given a choose. Not in a million years.

Japan, the master race of Asia. Shame their red tape didn't stop the clowns building nuclear power stations right on the pacific rim of fire.

[Buttscratcher]

The Yanks do that too, don't they?
........or was 'rim of fire' a reference to Indian curry?

Anyway, it's pretty awesome that Australia opens the gates to anyone with spare change. At least the Japanese have integrity.

We are fast becomming white trash, aren't we

[screwballburling]

Both.

One way to stop you becoming that, is to control your incoming. Too late now of course.

[Eastwest Loco]

Japan must have enough cab drivers.

Either that or the ghee stains in the lounges upset them.:}

Some of their fares are very competitive - BUT - the connections into Europe suck in a lot of cases.

We have a total of 98 Airline "plates" and just for now I am not fighting for the AI authorisation.

I do have a genuine "Sahib" bowing statuette in the office, part of their earlier and quite clever advertising.

If nothing else, more competiton can't hurt fares, but on the other hand it does impact profitability for the incumbents.

Best all

EWL

[Buttscratcher]

Yeah, but its the race to the bottom that pisses me most, Loco
..... We'll all be in the trailer park real soon if the airfares get too much lower

[Bonniciwah]

There's always so much anger on this forum about at CASA red tape and over regulation - but let Air India in ...

[Buttscratcher]

Nah, support an Australian carrier if you can

If not, then there's plenty of other fine airlines to chose from without taking that dive