[fhdowntheline]

Originally Posted by ZenMaster

One time I had to fly out from Kochi to Delhi in one of these old rickety 787's and I was able to breathe properly only once I landed in Delhi. The plane was almost like the one in the Final Destination movie.

The oldest B787 in Air India should be no more than 12 years old. Typically these planes should be good for at least 25 years given that long haul flying involves lesser cycles. So they may be rickety but are not " old" by any means.

[itwasntme]

Originally Posted by sinharishi

Slowly it started dawning upon me that the aircraft has been changed. A350 was substituted with a 15 year old A321 (VT-PPY).

Was on the verge of booking AI511/2 (A359) flights when I remembered this post of yours. A check of the FR24 data shows that AI randomly swaps them out for the A32Ns based on (guessing) passenger load and or snags etc.

There is no foolproof way to ensure a A359!

[Naetik30]

Originally Posted by fhdowntheline

The oldest B787 in Air India should be no more than 12 years old. Typically these planes should be good for at least 25 years given that long haul flying involves lesser cycles. So they may be rickety but are not " old" by any means.

Sir. I have flown the AI B 787s on international routes. They are rickety, broken, misused, mismanaged. And they are old. They feel and look much "older" than aircraft twice their age.