Over 20 Air India pilots of Dreamliner fleet plan to quit

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 20:44

More than 20 pilots of Air India's Dreamliner planes are planning to leave the national carrier as many of them seek greener pastures with private airlines.

Air India shelves plan to acquire Boeing 787-9 aircraft

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 18:25

Air India has shelved its plan to acquire five Boeing 787-9, the higher range variant of Boeing Dreamliner (787-800) aircraft, after failing to secure the nod of its Board and would stick to the original model.

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.

Boeing needs '6 months' to make Dreamliner as reliable as 777

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 23:52

Marty Bentrott, a regional sales chief for Boeing, said the company was "making good progress" in resolving the problems with the Dreamliner, adding the aircraft's "reliability is improving".

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.

Boeing flight-tests first 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 20:34

The maiden flight, which is part of a comprehensive flight-test programme leading to its certification and delivery in mid-2014, was for over five hours with a Boeing spokesperson saying here that it was successful.

Boeing's stretched 787-9 Dreamliner makes first flight

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 09:35

The 787-9 jet, which landed at 4:18 pm at Boeing Field in Seattle, has room for 290 passengers, 40 more than the original 787-8 jetliner, and has about 300 more nautical miles of range.

Boeing projects strong demand for pilots and technicians

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 14:22

Asia-Pacific will need almost 200,000 new commercial airline pilots to support expanding demand for new airplane deliveries over the next two decades, according to a new report by Boeing.

ANA Dreamliner hit by weather radar glitch in Japan

Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 15:54

A Dreamliner flight from Tokyo made a U-turn after its weather radar malfunctioned Monday, its Japanese operator said.

Indecision has AI losing Dreamliners on Japanese, Korean routes

Last Updated: Sunday, August 18, 2013, 17:04

Consequently, the airline could not begin operating the Delhi-Hong Kong-Osaka and the Delhi-Hong Kong-Seoul routes with the same aircraft, they said.

Air India's maiden Dreamliner flight lands in Birmingham

Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 16:57

Birmingham Airport welcomed Air India's first Dreamliner flight connecting Birmingham with Amritsar and Delhi, fulfilling a long cherished dream of the people of Punjab.