Air-India Boeing 747 Jumbo
Here are some Seattle Times articles on the Air-India 747 order plus a CAB Document from the Import/Export Bank Loan.
January 1967
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June 1968
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October 1968
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July 1969
(Image Courtesy: Mr. John Evanich)
Click here for the CAB document from the Import/Export Bank loan for the purchase of Air-India aircraft.
Click here for the CAB document from the Import/Export Bank loan for the purchase of Air-India aircraft.
VT-EBD Emperor Ashoka
NIC
The creative team of Air-India commemorated the introduction of the airline's first Boeing 747 with a new theme: "Your Palace in the Sky". "The Motto was used when Air-India introduced its, 'jharokha window' livery on the new 747s in 1971. the slogan was painted on the rear fuselage of every aircraft," says Debasish Chakraverty, a financial investor whose private collection of Air-India Memorabilia spans 1969 to 1989, the period during which his father piloted 707s and 747s.
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(Image Courtesy: Capt. Bhunsha)
The creative team of Air-India commemorated the introduction of the airline's first Boeing 747 with a new theme: "Your Palace in the Sky". "The Motto was used when Air-India introduced its, 'jharokha window' livery on the new 747s in 1971. the slogan was painted on the rear fuselage of every aircraft," says Debasish Chakraverty, a financial investor whose private collection of Air-India Memorabilia spans 1969 to 1989, the period during which his father piloted 707s and 747s.
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(Image Courtesy: Capt. Bhunsha)
June 1976.
Boeing 747 - 237B VT-EBD Emperor Ashoka
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
Boeing 747 - 237B VT-EBD Emperor Ashoka
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
June 1976.
Boeing 747 - 237B VT-EBD Emperor Ashoka
Boeing 747 - 237B VT-EBD Emperor Ashoka
Boeing 747 - 237B VT-EBD Emperor Ashoka
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
Boeing 747 - 237B VT-EBD Emperor Ashoka
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
Boeing 747 - 237B VT-EBD Emperor Ashoka
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
Air-India Boeing 747 VT-EBD Emperor Ashoka
A dramatic view of the 63 foot-high tail of Air-India's first 747 Jumbo Jet "Emperor Ashoka"
A dramatic view of the 63 foot-high tail of Air-India's first 747 Jumbo Jet "Emperor Ashoka"
Air-India Boeing 747 VT-EBD Emperor Ashoka
VT-EBN Emperor Rajendra Chola
Air-India Boeing 747 B, VT - EBN Emperor Rajendra Chola
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
Air-India Boeing 747 B, VT - EBN Emperor Rajendra Chola
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
Air-India Boeing 747 B, VT - EBN Emperor Rajendra Chola
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
Air-India Boeing 747 B, VT - EBN Emperor Rajendra Chola at Frankfurt Airport, Germany
VT-EDU Emperor Akbar
Air-India Boeing 747-237B VT-EDU Emperor Akbar
Air-India Boeing 747-237B VT-EDU Emperor Akbar
Air-India Boeing 747-237B VT-EDU Emperor Akbar
Air-India Boeing 747-237B VT-EDU Emperor Akbar
VT-EFO Emperor Kanishka
Air-India Boeing 747-237B, VT-EFO Emperor Kanishka
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
(ex-John Stroud Collection)
Air-India Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet VT-EFU Emperor Krishna Deva Raya
Air-India Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet VT-EFU Emperor Krishna Deva Raya
Air-India Boeing 747-237B VT-EGC Harsha Vardhan
Air-India Boeing 747-337M VT-ENQ Himalaya
Air-India Boeing 747-337M VT-ENQ Himalaya
Air-India Boeing 747-337 VT-EPX Narasimha Varman
VT-ESM Boeing 747 Konark
Air-India Boeing 747 VT-ESM Konark
Air-India Boeing 747 VT-ESM Konark
Air-India Boeing 747-400 VT-ESM Konark
Air-India Boeing 747 VT-ESM Konark
Air-India Boeing 747 VT-ESM Konark
Air-India Boeing 747-437 VT-ESN Tanjore
Air-India Boeing 747-437 VT-ESN Tanjore
Air-India Boeing 747-437 VT-ESO Khajuraho
Line-up of ground staff awaiting the arrival of the first Air-India Boeing Jumbo Jet 747
(Image courtesy: Joyce Mitchal Ex Air-hostess Air-India living in USA.)
(Image courtesy: Joyce Mitchal Ex Air-hostess Air-India living in USA.)
Air-India Boeing 747
The Spacious Maharajah Lounge on the upper deck of Air-India's Boeing 747 is dominated by a large
semi-circular mural depicting scenes from Ajanta frescoes.
The Spacious Maharajah Lounge on the upper deck of Air-India's Boeing 747 is dominated by a large
semi-circular mural depicting scenes from Ajanta frescoes.
Air-India Boeing 747
A details from the lavishly decorated panels inside the cabin of Air-India's 747 aircraft. This episode,
depicting Lord Krishna lifting Mount Goverdhan on his finger to shelter the people of Gokula from a deluge,
is one of several from the legend. The panels are delicataly coloured in pink and blue in alternate zones.
A details from the lavishly decorated panels inside the cabin of Air-India's 747 aircraft. This episode,
depicting Lord Krishna lifting Mount Goverdhan on his finger to shelter the people of Gokula from a deluge,
is one of several from the legend. The panels are delicataly coloured in pink and blue in alternate zones.
Air-India Boeing 747
A general view of the interior of the first class cabin of Air-India's 747.
A general view of the interior of the first class cabin of Air-India's 747.
Air-India Boeing 747 flight simulator.
Air-India Boeing 747
Air-India Boeing 747
Air-India Boeing 747 at Santacruz Airport, Bombay
Air-India Boeing 747
Air-India Boeing 747
Air-India Boeing 474 Hongkong Kai Tak Airport
Air-India Boeing 747
Air-India crews overhaul engines at a Bombay airport for it fleet that will be replaced by the newer Boeing 747. From Financial Times Photograph. ( July 1984.
