Aerospace Diary

AIN AIR TRANSPORT PERSPECTIVE » JUNE 4, 2012 by  NEELAM MATHEWS Air India holds an order for 27 Boeing 787s, but it could struggle to pay for them now. (Photo: Boeing) June 4, 2012, 12:43 PM Individuals can argue over who has lost more face as a result of Air India’s last-minute cancellation of its first Boeing 787 delivery: the U.S. airframer or the cash-strapped flag carrier and its masters in the Indian government. But few would debate the awkwardness of a decision by Indian officials to scrap a delivery ceremony planned for between May 28 and 31 at barely four days’ notice, even as a party of 40 invited media and guests prepared to board a flight to Seattle to join elaborate festivities to mark acceptance of the first of 27 Dreamliners ordered by Air India. Civil aviation minister Ajit Singh canceled the delivery, insisting that Boeing would first have to agree to a revised compensation package for the program’s well-documented delays. Some see the move as a poli...

Neelam Mathews April 27, 2012 Air India is the first customer of the first Boeing 787 assembled at the company’s Charleston facility to be rolled out on April 27. The Charleston second assembly building is spread across 642,720 sq. ft.Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Jim Albaugh  and Boeing’s South Carolina VP and GM Jack Jones will be present.

Posted by- Neelam Mathews Jan 20, 2012 Dinesh Keskar, president, Boeing India, will now take on the new and expansive role of Senior Vice President, Sales Asia-Pacific and India for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. In this role, Keskar will head a sales organization, including contracts, marketing, revenue management and other support functions, says Boeing. Keskar has been associated with the Indian market for many years and directly responsible for Boeing orders in India. “This move is part of our forward-deployment strategy to ensure our sales teams are closer to our customers,” said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “Keskar’s broad previous experience in the Commercial Airplanes Sales arena and his commitment to building deep relationships with customers will serve him well in this assignment.” Keskar was appointed president of Boeing India in March 2009. Reporting to Shep Hill, President of Boeing International, Keskar currently represents all element...