Government likely to get custom-made planes for VVIP travel by September

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Updated At : 01:24 PM Jun 09, 2020 IST

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New Delhi, June 8

Two custom-made Boeing-777 VVIP aircraft, which will be used to fly Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top Indian dignitaries, including the President and Vice-President, are likely to be delivered by September.

The aircrafts were scheduled to arrive during July this year, but got delayed due to Covid-19 pandemic.

The two aircraft (Boeing 777-300ER) would replace the nearly 25-year-old Boeing 747 used by Air India to ferry the VVIPs, including the Prime Minister.

The two B777 aircraft will be operated by pilots of the Indian Air Force and not of Air India. However, the new wide-body planes will be maintained by the Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL), which is a subsidiary of the Air India, the officials said.

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