Air India BOM-JFK 777-200LR to Start August 1st (EWR Soon)

[Iberia A340-600]

According to this thread:

http://www.airliners.net/discussions/ge ... n/3485805/ (http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/3485805/)

Air India will start nonstop direct BOM-JFK flights with the 777-200LR starting August 1st in addition to their already BOM-LHR-JFK flights with the 747-400.


AI 141 BOM - JFK 0045 0710 B77L 15.55
AI 140 JFK - BOM 2130 2215 B77L 15.15

[PhilDernerJr]

Thank God. I've been waiting for AI 777s at JFK!

[Winglets747]

So with a 7:10 AM arrival and a 9:30 PM departure, she's spending 14 hours on the ground? Ouch.

[Matt Molnar]

That is a long time on the ground, but it's a 16 hour flight, which I think must require two flight crews and two cabin crews in each direction. With 14 hours on the ground they can use the same personnel on the return flight. If there were only 2 hours on the ground, it might require ferrying an extra 15 crewmembers on every flight! Certainly that weight capacity should be used for revenue generating purposes, not for deadheading.

[Iberia A340-600]

Man, I didn't read my own post clearly! I was under the impression that she came in at 15:55 (3:55pm). Guess I'll have to get up mighty early if I want to catch the beauty.

[Iberia A340-600]

Apparently EWR will also go nonstop sometime after JFK.

[njgtr82]

Apparently EWR will also go nonstop sometime after JFK.
I'm thinking they have to do this to compete with Delta, Continental and soon Jet Airways. Jet won't be nonstop but will use the 773 and from what I've read is becoming a very popular carrier in India.

[Iberia A340-600]

Hey guys this started today!

I also read that we will get a second 777-200LR come January when Air India starts a nonstop DEL-JFK route. Hopefully the arrival time will be at a more reasonable hour!

[NcSchu]

There was a full page ad in the New York Times today advertising the new AI flight. It seems to be pretty standard now to make one page spreads for new services like this.

[Nonstop2AUH]

If the FC and business class cabin service is really good (i.e. much improved over the AI of old), expect this to bleed off some high margin traffic from EK and other 'premium' carriers that have done well with one-stop business travel to India.

[PhilDernerJr]

I've been waiting a LONG time to finally get to see the AI 772LR! I remember first seeing pics of it and I fell in love immediately.

However, I forgot about the new colors. I was just driving down the ramp today and I saw a girthy fuselage and two GE90s coming towards me, so I pulled off to the side and *GASP*

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/AirIndia_772LR_VT-ALC_JFK_080207.jpg

[NcSchu]

That is a great shot, Phil.

[MarkLawrence]

Great shot Phil!!!

[Iberia A340-600]

Beautiful catch, Phil. :)

[AirtrafficController]

I love those designs around the windows.

[PhilDernerJr]

Thanks, guys. It was very exciting for me. Now I need old colors! They around still on the 777?

[Iberia A340-600]

Thanks, guys. It was very exciting for me. Now I need old colors! They around still on the 777?

Yup, you can see them at EWR.

[njgtr82]

[quote="Phil D.":27aa1]Thanks, guys. It was very exciting for me. Now I need old colors! They around still on the 777?

Yup, you can see them at EWR.[/quote:27aa1]

Uh oh don't say that!

[NcSchu]

The key word is "see"; a more difficult task would be to photograph them.

[Winglets747]

:D

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i221/Winglets747/AI.jpg

[Futterman]

Damn vans...

http://i.pbase.com/o6/21/670021/1/83316619.r0a0BSBe.9257_AirIndia772LR_VTALC_JFKramp _BF.jpg

Phil, so you were there earlier that day! Glad you got to see it.