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  US-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing on Monday said that the start of the proposed Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Nagpur has been delayed. In an informal chat with media persons, the Boeing India President, Mr. Dinesh Keskar, said that the delay is concomitant to the delay in delivery of the Boeing 787 aircraft to Air India. “We do not want to create a white elephant in Nagpur. With the delay in delivery of the Boeing 787 we decided to delay the start of the MRO also. The B787 will not require heavy maintenance for several years” Mr Keskar said. The MRO is primarily being set up to take care of the maintenance needs of the 27 Boeing 787 and 23 Boeing 777 aircraft ordered by Air India. The firstBoeing 787 aircraft is now expected to be delivered to All Nippon Airways later this year, almost two years behind the scheduled data of delivery and AI is expected to receive the first B787 only in the second quarter of 2011, Mr Keskar added. Commenting on aircraft deliveries to Indian carriers, Mr Keskar said Boeing expects to deliver three aircraft each to Air India, Spice Jet and JetLite. Boeing continues to consider India an important market where domestic airlines will require aircraft worth $100 billion till 2029 while the Defence industry will offer opportunities worth $31 billion till 2019.