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

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-19 · Moneycontrol*

## Key points

- Air India has completed the retrofit of its first legacy Boeing 787-8 with a three-class configuration.
- Seven more Boeing 787-8 retrofits are expected to be completed in 2024, totaling eight this year.
- 85% of legacy Boeing 787-8 retrofits will be finished by end of 2027, with all done by early 2028.
- Retrofitting of Air India's legacy Boeing 777 planes will begin in the second half of 2027.
- The aircraft VT-ANT received nose-to-tail cabin upgrades at Boeing's Victorville Modification Center.

**Companies:** Boeing, Tata Group
**Countries:** India, United States

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