Vistara previously said it would receive all six by March next year. Boeing’s Dreamliner program has been disrupted by the discovery of defects in the fuselage and nose, leading to a halt in deliveries for much of the past 10 months. “We are spacing out our deliveries and pushing some to next year," he said. Away from the devastating human toll, the airline industry has struggled as countries shut their borders and passenger flights were suspended. “The current aircraft aren’t equipped with crew bunks required for cabin crew and for pilots to have horizontal rest," Kannan said.

Source: Mint July 24, 2021 00:00 UTC