Discover the fate of the plane “missing” for 13 years found in the parking lot of an airport in India

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This model is 30.5 m long and has a wingspan of approximately 28 meters. After such a long absence, his future is already defined. The aircraft will be transported by road to Bangalore, where it will serve as a ground training platform for maintenance crews and technicians – a destination closer to their occupations over the past 13 years on the ground, a far cry from the days when they took to the skies of India.

“Parking time” at the airport will cost the company dearly. A fine of almost 10 million Indian rupees (approximately R$610,000) was imposed for parking fees accrued during the period the plane was parked at the airport, unused.

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The commercial plane, built about 43 years ago and registered as VT-EHH, was originally operated by Indian Airlines, which merged with Air India in 2007. The plane was later leased to Indian Post as a cargo plane, before being decommissioned and parked at the airport.

Over time, records management failures and personnel changes caused the plane to “disappear” from the airline’s control systems, so Air India was unaware it still owned the Boeing. It was only after a notification from airport authorities requiring the removal of the aircraft that the company became aware of its possession of the asset, during an internal audit.