‘We didn’t even know we owned it’: How a 1982-era Boeing survived as ‘ghost plane’ at Kolkata airport; 13 years of parking costs Air India nearly Rs 1 crore

An astonishing oversight has surfaced as Air India discovered a 43-year-old Boeing 737, parked at Kolkata airport for over a decade, was still on its books, despite having no record of its existence. This forgotten jet, finally removed, highlights a significant lapse during the airline's privatization.Remarkably, it was the sole aircraft sold with its engines intact.