# The loss-making carrier has received the first of its retrofitted legacy Boeing 787-8 plane.

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-19 · Daily Excelsior*

## Key points

- Air India completed its first retrofitted Boeing 787-8, which landed on April 13, 2024.
- Seven more legacy Boeing 787-8s will be retrofitted by the end of this year.
- 85 percent of legacy Boeing 787-8 retrofits will be done by end of 2027.
- Retrofitting of legacy Boeing 777 planes will begin in the second half of 2027.

**Companies:** Boeing, Air India
**Countries:** India, United States

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