Turbulence in Air India: 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliner pilots resign

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 10:27

The pilots who have quit are senior co-pilots with 4,000 hours of average flying experience.

Air India evaluating option to switch order for larger Dreamliner

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 21:25

Air India is evaluating switching its order for Dreamliner aircraft from Boeing 787-8 to the larger version 787-9.

Air India takes delivery of 20th Boeing Dreamliner

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 10:59

Boeing's delivery of the 20th 787 Dreamliner was made from its final assembly facility in North Charleston in the state of South Carolina.

Air India ties up with 2 foreign banks for financing of 3 Dreamliners

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 22:53

Air India has tied up with two overseas banks to arrange short-term loans to the tune of USD 315 million to partly fund the acquisition of three Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

DGCA working on FAA recommendations

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 19:09

The FAA is scheduled to give its final report on its December audit in a couple of weeks, the sources said.

Air India’s New York flight passengers confined in plane for 6 hrs

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 12:39

Passengers of Air India`s Delhi-New York Dreamliner plane had a difficult time when they were kept confined inside the aircraft at the IGI Airport for more than six hours.

Air India's Dreamliner fleet has suffered 136 'minor' problems: Govt

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 22:06

Air India's Dreamliner fleet suffered 136 "minor" technical problems between their delivery since September last year and till late last month, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has said.

Dreamliner glitches a concern, says Boeing

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 18:21

Makers of the 787 Dreamliner aircraft, Boeing, on Wednesday expressed concern over recurring glitches on the plane while at the same time insisting that it was a machine which had never caused issues with the safety of passengers.

Qatar Airways to extend Dreamliner route network to India

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 16:26

Qatar Airways has announced plans to extend its Boeing 787 Dreamliner route network to India with the launch of services to and from Delhi and Bangalore starting September 1 this year.

ANA finds damaged battery wires on 787 locator beacons

Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2013, 20:13

"We have found small damage to the covering of the battery wiring in two Emergency Locator Transmitters," said ANA spokesman Shinsuke Satake.

JAL Dreamliner flight forced back to Boston

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 13:39

Pilots aborted a Japanese-operated Dreamliner flight from Boston to Tokyo after cockpit warnings of a fuel pump malfunction, just days after a fire on a parked plane in London sparked fresh safety fears.

Dreamliners under fire as Heathrow probe continues

Last Updated: Saturday, July 13, 2013, 18:41

Investigators are still trying to establish the cause of a fire on a parked Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which temporarily shut down both runways at Heathrow airport.