{"id":1302906,"date":"2025-11-24T09:03:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T03:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1302906"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:04:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T03:34:05","slug":"air-india-forgot-they-owned-a-boeing-737-accidentally-discovered-after-12-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/air-india-forgot-they-owned-a-boeing-737-accidentally-discovered-after-12-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India ‘Forgot’ They Owned A Boeing 737; Accidentally Discovered After 12 Years!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a surprising discovery, Air India recently identified a Boeing 737 that had been missing from its records for more than a decade. The jet\u2014registered as VT-EHH<\/strong>\u2014was found abandoned at Kolkata Airport (CCU)<\/strong>, where it had been parked since 2012 without proper documentation, oversight, or tracking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kolkata Airport authorities initiated the discovery after requesting Air India to remove the long-forgotten aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 43-Year-Old Jet Lost in Paperwork<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

VT-EHH, a Boeing 737-2A8F from the iconic \u201cBaby Boeing\u201d family, began its life with Indian Airlines in 1982. It later flew with Alliance Air and was finally converted into a freighter for India Post in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite its decades-long service, the aircraft slipped through the cracks of Air India\u2019s outdated asset management systems.
Key documents\u2014such as depreciation records, insurance details, maintenance schedules, and financial registers\u2014had no trace of the aircraft<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This oversight persisted across multiple administrations leading up to Air India\u2019s privatization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Does an Entire Airplane Go Missing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before the Tata Group acquired Air India, the state-run carrier struggled with inconsistent record-keeping and fragmented asset registers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aviation insiders say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n