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First flight for Air India 787 plane had to return the airport

Washington, USA - The aircraft was on a standard check flight

It has been postponed to the last quarter of 2011 the delivery of the first aircraft Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Air India, after the airplane turned back for an emergency landing at the manufacturer's facility near Washington. According to press reports (but Boeing has not published press on) the plane left Paine Field International Airport on July 31 at 12:46 am local time for a standard B-1 flight...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1132477
Rome, Italy, 08/01/2011 17:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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