Air India may convert part of Dreamliner order to bigger version of aircraft

Air India is in talks with Boeing to replace part of the 787-800 Dreamliners it has ordered with a bigger version of the aircraft, executives at the national carrier and the US aircraft manufacturer said.

Air India has already received 18 of the 27 Boeing 787-800 Dreamliners it had ordered and three more are scheduled to be delivered through June this year. That means, the option to convert to the 787-900s, which can carry more people and travel farther, is limited to the remaining half a dozen planes. "We might convert at least three of our Boeing 787-800 to Boeing 787-900," an Air India official said. Boeing confirmed the move.
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