Aircraft spotting: Unusual images – Air India Boeing 747-400

November 2, 2009 Comments Off on Aircraft spotting: Unusual images – Air India Boeing 747-400 140 Views

The last month of airplane has been eventful to say the least. This week we feature unusual or rare aircraft and events from Bangalore.

Memories of Air India always invoke visions of The Maharajah, and no aircraft in the Air India fleet symbolises it better than the Boeing 747. Air India was one of the earliest adopters of the Jumbo Jet, and my first memories of flying was in 1972 from Bombay (now Mumbai) to New Delhi on board its first Boeing 747-200B named Emperor Ashoka, registration VT-EBD.

Air India used to fly a 747 to Bangalore almost 10 years ago, but it was replaced by an Airbus A310, and then Bangalore became the exclusive domain of the erstwhile Indian Airlines which even today operates its international services from Bangalore using an Airbus A319.

There was a buzz of excitement when on October 27th, Air India brought in its Boeing 747-400 Ajanta, registration VT-ESP on a special charter to transport pilgrims performing the Haj.

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About Devesh Agarwal

A electronics and automotive product management, marketing and branding expert, he was awarded a silver medal at the Lockheed Martin innovation competition 2010. He is ranked 6th on Mashable's list of aviation pros on Twitter and in addition to Bangalore Aviation, he has contributed to leading publications like Aviation Week, Conde Nast Traveller India, The Economic Times, and The Mint (a Wall Street Journal content partner). He remains a frequent flier and shares the good, the bad, and the ugly about the Indian aviation industry without fear or favour.

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