In Mumbai, among the many jets that took off on Monday, one large aircraft stood out as it lifted off the runway and performed a brief maneuver, gently banking its wings up and down in a farewell gesture.

Captured by plane spotters, it was this signature farewell maneuver which signalled that the Air India Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet had made its final departure from India, its home ground for over four decades. The ferry flight took off for Plaine Field, US, where it will be cannibalised for spare parts.

Air India sold its last remaining four Boeing 747-400s to Aersale, a US company which deals in aged commercial jets. The jumbo, VT-EVA, named ‘Agra’, was the first of the four jets to depart. Air India operated its last jumbo jet flight in March 2021 from Delhi to Mumbai.

The Tata Group decided to sell off the jumbos as these are uneconomical compared to the current lot of fuel-efficient jets. The jumbo’s ‘wing wave’ tugged at heart strings on social media, but the elephant in the room was the manner in which the aircraft was sent off, sans a farewell.

➡ 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟕𝟒𝟕-𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬

Air India bids farewell to its iconic Boeing 747-400 as the jumbo jet makes its final departure from India. Sold to Aersale, the aircraft, including VT-EVA (Agra), will be cannibalised in the US after flying presidents and prime ministers.

 ➡ 𝐁𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐠𝐞: 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟕𝟒𝟕, 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞

Air India's historic Boeing 747, known as Queen of skies, made its final journey from Mumbai to US for dismantling. The iconic aircraft, used by top officials, marks the end of an era in aviation.

 ➡ 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚-𝐔𝐒 𝐣𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲

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