UK aviation authorities have sought an explanation from Air India after a Boeing 787 flew from London despite a reported fuel switch issue. The aircraft was later grounded in India. Air India completed fleet checks, while regulators and pilot bodies called for further investigation.
Amid safety checks, Air India has completed inspections of fuel control switches on all its Boeing 787 aircraft, sources said on Wednesday, after a pilot flagged a possible defect, prompting the grounding of a Dreamliner earlier this week.
Air India, a Tata Airline, on Tuesday began inspecting fuel control switches across its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet after a pilot reported a possible defect in a fuel control switch yesterday.
This year is a real year of transformation for Air India, said Air India CEO Campbell Wilson, speaking to ANI at Wings India 2026. He highlighted that the airline is entering a pivotal phase with the introduction of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, specifically designed and built for th
According to the legal notice, Capt. Varun Anand was informed by his employer, Air India, that the AAIB had requested his appearance as part of the ongoing probe into the crash.
India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has asked Boeing for a detailed report on the uncommanded deployment of the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) on Air India flight AI-117 at Birmingham earlier this month and is advising Air India to reinspect the RAT stowag
IndiGo will soon increase the frequency of its flights from Mumbai and Delhi to Manchester, strengthening connectivity to the United Kingdom, as per IndiGo's official statement.
Reacting to the incident of uncommanded Ram Air Turbine (RAT) deployment in Air India flight AI117, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner Amritsar to Birmingham flight, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said that the DGCA is investigating the cause of the problem.
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre to disclose the complete data retrieved from the crashed Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which met with a fatal accident on June 12, 2025, in Ahmedabad, killing 260 people.
IndiGo said in a statement it will operate thrice weekly flights on the route using its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, taken on wet/damp lease from Norse Atlantic Airways.