Air India has located a Boeing 737‑200 (VT‑EHH) that had been unaccounted for 13 years at Kolkata Airport and moved the airframe 1,900 km to Bengaluru. The 43‑year‑old jet will serve as a maintenance‑training platform; its removal forms part of an airport clearance programme.
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Air India moved a 13‑year‑abandoned 737‑200 (VT‑EHH) 1,900 km to Bengaluru to serve as a hands‑on maintenance training airframe; it is the 14th derelict aircraft cleared from Indian airports in five years.
The discovery highlights airline asset‑control and oversight gaps at a time when regulators are intensifying technical checks, including the DGCA's recent order to reinspect Ram Air Turbines on Boeing 787s.
Repurposing retired airframes directly supports MRO training capacity and workforce readiness while industry attention on aircraft electrical and systems integrity — as reflected when the pilot federation urged DGCA inspections of 787 electrical systems — continues to grow.
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