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Air India Sells 43-Year-Old 737 It Didn’t Know It Owned

An internal note blames a privatisation paperwork lapse that left the jet off records.

Overview

  • Air India verified ownership of Boeing 737-200 VT-EHH and completed its sale and transfer last week, according to CEO Campbell Wilson.
  • Kolkata airport officials recently asked the airline to remove the long-parked aircraft, prompting the ownership check.
  • The jet had been grounded at Kolkata since 2012 and was left in a remote parking bay for more than a decade.
  • Delivered to Indian Airlines in 1982, the aircraft later flew for Alliance Air and was converted to a freighter for a planned India Post operation.
  • The purchaser and sale price were not disclosed in the company communication or subsequent reports.