TNPSC Thervupettagam

Air India one - B777 aircraft

November 29 , 2020 1381 days 808 0
  • President Ram Nath Kovind made the first official visit through Air India One-B777 from Delhi to Tirupati.
  • Air India One is the VVIP aircraft of India.
  • The aircraft is to be used by the president, vice president and prime minister of India.
  • This has a longer range than that of the B747-400 aircraft deployed for similar VVIP operations.
  • It is to be operated by the Indian Air Force air headquarters communication Squadron that is based at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
  • It is equipped with missile defence systems.
  • This defence system installed brings Air India One on par with USA’s Air Force One.
  • The three aircrafts to carry the top three officials of India have been named as Rajdoot, Rajhans and Rajkamal.

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