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Air India's Dreamliners are grounded in South Carolina until it pays up


Skift Take

India's airline industry seems to exist lately solely to make the U.S. aviation industry look smart. It's time a company stepped up and starting delivering the service the rapidly expanding country deserves.

Three of Boeing's cutting-edge 787 Dreamliners painted in Air India colours are parked in South Carolina, waiting for the ailing state carrier to pay for them and take possession.

The 787, which promises to help modernise Air India's ageing fleet, has instead been a source of several headaches for the money-losing carrier.

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