American aircraft-maker, Boeing, on Tuesday said it will deliver nine aircraft to Indian firms, including Air India, this year.
Other airlines scheduled to receive planes from Boeing include private-carriers Jet Lite, Jet Airways and SpiceJet, Boeing India President Dinesh Keskar told reporters here.
At present, Boeing has a backlog of 85 aircraft from Indian companies, which will be delivered over the next 4-5 years Mr. Keskar said.
Boeing expects to deliver the first Dreamliner Boeing 787 aircraft to Air India in the second—quarter of 2011, he said.
The plane-maker has not received any fresh orders from Indian firms in the past 18—months, Mr. Keskar said, adding that it expects to get orders from next year.
“We have not received any orders in the past 18-months from Indian companies...we expect fresh orders from Indian companies from 2011,” he said.
