Air India Debuts First Retrofitted 787-8 With New Three-Class Cabins
The yearlong, $400 million refit targets a unified three-class product across long-haul flights by 2027.
Overview
- Air India revealed its first refitted Boeing 787-8 with a new three-class layout after a nose-to-tail overhaul at Boeing’s Victorville facility.
- The program equips Premium Economy with RECARO PL3530 seats and Economy with CL3710 seats across 26 jets, totaling nearly 6,000 seats.
- Business Class now offers 20 private suites with sliding doors, direct aisle access, fully flat 79-inch beds, and 17-inch 4K displays.
- All cabins feature Thales AVANT Up inflight entertainment and refreshed interiors, with the first refit finished in about 45 days using roughly 12,800 manhours.
- Air India plans to refit 25 more 787s over the next year under a $400 million plan that targets better service on more than 300 weekly flights to the UK, Europe and Australia by 2027.