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Post by Owen on Feb 3, 2024 22:09:12 GMT
1 ~~~ The New Air India - A350 Inaugural Flight m.youtube.com/watch?v=vZHFxLXHPSQ ~ 16:49 ~ 2024 January 23 ~ 1.5M views ~ Sam Chui ~ m.youtube.com/@samchui/videosI flew on Air India’s new flagship, the A350-900 inaugural flight. This is the first plane that wears the new Air India livery. It is the first of 470 planes Air India has on order which is worth $70 billion. Can Air India regain its former glory? My Air India A350 flight started from Mumbai to Chennai. The Business Class cabin has 28 fully enclosed private suites. Followed by Premium Economy cabin which has 24 seats and Economy with 264 seats. The crew on this flight wore new Air India uniforms with bright colors. The humanities on these inaugural flights shine! The flight was in celebration mode with many aviation enthusiasts onboard, all wishing Air India well. The new A350 is leaps and bounds ahead, a complete change from the old Air India. Upon landing in Chennai, I remained onboard for the next sector to Bengaluru. The captain has shared that the initial domestic flights were for training purposes before the A350 being inducted for long-haul international flights. The next sector was just 40 minutes but Air India served a meal onboard, it was hot vegetarian biryani. Air India expects to receive 5 more A350-900s by April 2024. The airline has ordered a total of 20 A350-1000s and 20 A350-900s. Until the end of Feb, the A350 is deployed on domestic flights flying to the cities of Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Delhi. Cover Photo by Utkarsh Thakkar
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Post by Owen on Feb 3, 2024 22:43:09 GMT
2 ~~~ Air India’s 17 Hour Wild Ride - B777-200/LR Bengaluru to San Francisco ~ Sam Chui ~ m.youtube.com/watch?v=oNjfKIndVr0&t=1s ~ 17:13 ~ 2024 February 4 ~ 213K views ~ Sam Chui ~ I flew on India’s longest nonstop flight from Bengaluru to San Francisco. This Air India flight covers a distance of 8,701 miles and it is the longest flight operated by a Boeing 777-200/LR and the world’s 9th longest flight. The flight is pretty wild with over 800 mph speed due to strong tail wind. My Journey started at Bengaluru Int’l Airport Terminal 2 with amazing garden setting. It is India’s nicest airport terminal. The non-stop flight to San Francisco is operated by a leased B777 from Delta Air Lines with hybrid decor. It features 28 Suites in Business Class, 48 Premium Economy and 212 Economy seats. We took off with powerful thrust setting with close to maximum takeoff weight. Captain Mohammed Ali Khan explained the routing of the flight and the takeoff performance calculation. He also explained about the “Bump Thrust” feature unique to the B777-200/LR that can provide 5,000 pounds of additional thrust from the engines during takeoff. I checked out the current long-haul service offering of Air India. The flight service included 2 full meals. Business Class passengers receive pajamas, amenity kit, and slippers. Has Air India improved? I gave my verdict at the end of the long flight.
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Post by Owen on Feb 3, 2024 23:04:14 GMT
3 ~~~ India’s Oldest Flight Kitchen - Air India’s New Onboard Menu ~ m.youtube.com/watch?v=AvOa4G_7o0g ~ 8:54 ~ 2023 May ~ 1.8M views ~ Sam Chui ~ I visited Ambassador’s Sky Chef at Delhi which is India’s oldest flight kitchen that caters to Air India and many other airlines. The unique Indian kitchen setup cooking North and South Indian flavor dishes, samosa, curry, snacks, and sweets. Many thousands of meals were made from this mega airline kitchen. Next, the kitchen presents some new dishes from Air India onboard catering. Chef explains the upcoming food and beverage on Air India which is very different from other airlines.
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