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Air India To Pay Rs 1 Crore Parking For Abandoned Boeing 737 At Kolkata Airport: ‘Mere Khet Me Khada Kar Jata’
Air India To Pay Rs 1 Crore Parking For Abandoned Boeing 737 At Kolkata Airport: ‘Mere Khet Me Khada Kar Jata’
For 13 years, a Boeing 737-200 sat abandoned at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, becoming one of the city's most unusual aviation stories. The aircraft, owned by Air India, had been parked since 2012, and surprisingly, the airline had forgotten about it.
According to reports, officials revealed that during its long stay at Kolkata airport, Air India had accumulated over Rs 1 crore in parking and other charges. The 43-year-old aircraft was sold through an agent and, recently, transported by road to Bengaluru. Now, the plane will be repurposed for ground training of air crew and maintenance engineers.
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Why Was The Plane Forgotten?
Campbell Wilson, Air India CEO and managing director, reportedly wrote in an internal memo, “Dear colleagues, last week, we completed the sale and transfer of a B737-200 aircraft (VT-EHH), which had been grounded since 2012. Though disposal of an old aircraft is not unusual, this one is — for it's an aircraft that we didn't even know we owned until recently!"
Explaining the reason why the plane was forgotten for so long, Wilson said that several years ago this aircraft was taken out of regular commercial service when Air India was not privatised.
The aircraft, registered as VT-EHH, entered service with Indian Airlines in 1982, was leased to Alliance Air in 1998, and returned to Indian Airlines in 2007 for cargo operations. After the Indian Airlines–Air India merger, it became part of Air India's fleet.
Its last role was with India Post, carrying mail or parcels, before it was decommissioned in 2012. So, when the plane was decommissioned, it was not updated in official records and over years the plane was essentially forgotten by the airline
Wilson mentioned that the aircraft was rediscovered by the airport staff, who noticed the plane sitting in a remote parking area. “After verifying that it was indeed ours, we've now done so — and in so doing removed another old cobweb from our closet!" he added.
Air India's Ongoing Fleet Cleanup
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This was the 14th abandoned aircraft cleared from the airport in five years. Air India has been actively disposing of obsolete aircraft and associated engines across several fleets, including Boeing 747, Airbus A319, A321 and Boeing 737. So far, the airline has disposed of 40 aircraft, including Boeing 744.
“It is always sad to see aircraft go, and the B747s especially so, but they have served Air India well and must make way for newer technology," Wilson said.
Source: News18
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Karnataka has passed a new law against hate speech and crimes, which makes it the first state in India to do so. The bill includes severe punishments for offenders. The opposition BJP plans to challenge the law in court. Karnataka has become the first state in India to enact a law specifically
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