Air India plans to refurbish its wide-body fleet

Mumbai: Tata Group owned Air India said on Thursday that it plans to refurbish its legacy wide body fleet, comprising 27 Boeing B787-8 and 13 B777 aircraft at an investment of USD 400 million. "This refurbishment will see a complete overhaul of existing cabin interiors, including the addition of latest generation seats and best in-class inflight entertainment across all classes," Air India said in an official statement.

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"In addition to this, the refurbishment will see the introduction of a premium economy cabin on both fleets," the airlines said.

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AI also added that the first-class cabin will also be retained on the 777s.

The airline said that it has engaged London-based product design companies, JPA Design and Trendworks, to assist with the cabin interior design elements of this refurbishment programme.

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