Boeing 787 Dreamliner News
Families of 65 AI-171 crash victims hire Beasley Allen, the firm behind the Boeing 737 MAX lawsuits, to sue Boeing & Air India.
The Air India Ahmedabad crash investigation now focused on the captain's actions. A WSJ report, citing cockpit recordings, indicated the captain cut fuel to engines shortly after takeoff, sparking a critical inquiry into the tragic June 12 disaster.
The preliminary AAIB report on the Air India AI171 crash uncovered shocking details: both engines' fuel supply cut off mid-air, a confused pilot exchange, and other critical findings from the tragic Boeing 787 Dreamliner accident.
An Air India pilot simulation of the AI 171 crash points to a potential technical malfunction, with experts suggesting dual engine failure due to power or hydraulic loss, as the official investigation continues.
Its history has been marred by serious technical flaws. Whistleblowers had warned of this before crash.
A 10-year-old girl Tara spilled the hot chocolate drink on herself while taking the drink from Air Hostess on Delhi-Frankfurt Vistara flight, causing second-degree burns on her left thigh.
The Boeing 787 and the 737 Max have both been plagued by production defects and left airlines without planes that they expected to have for the peak summer season.
Vistara introduces live TV channels on its Dreamliners
Two sports channels and three news channels are now available for passengers
This facility is currently available on international routes
Air India Kochi-Dubai flight diverted to Mumbai Airport
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was deployed on the route
DGCA has grounded both the crew and the plane
The right wing of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner hit the left wing of Boeing 737 while it was being taken into the hangar for maintenance at Dhaka Airport.
The US Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday said it was mandating new flight control software and parts to Boeing Co`s 787 Dreamliner to address what it called an unsafe operating condition of certain products on the plane.
The airline currently has a 17-percent market share on international routes.
The flight had over 240 passengers when the nightmarish incident took place.
Saudi Arabia - birthplace of Islam and home to its holiest shrines - does not recognize Israel.
According to the airline, a 256-seater Boeing 787 Dreamliner will operate the thrice-a-week flight service.
The pilots who have quit are senior co-pilots with 4,000 hours of average flying experience.
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.
Air India's spate of trouble with its Dreamliner fleet continued Friday as the airline was forced to cancel its Melbourne-Delhi flight and delay the departure of its Singapore-Chennai service by over six hours.
Air India suffered a double whammy once again when two of its Dreamliners reported serious faults just before take off from here for Birmingham and Sydney and had to be grounded, airline sources said today.
After a gap of 15 years, national carrier Air India has resumed air service to Moscow with the launch of non-stop daily New Delhi-Moscow flight on July 18.
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