Air India Boeing Dreamliner
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FIP urges Centre to ground Air India's Boeing 787 fleet over safety concerns
India | Oct 11, 2025, 07:14 AM ISTThe Federation of Indian Pilots has urged the government to ground Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet after multiple technical failures raised serious safety concerns.
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Ahmedabad plane crash: 112 Air India pilots took sick leave days after June 12 tragedy, says Centre
India | Jul 24, 2025, 05:02 PM ISTAir India has confirmed that it received four show-cause notices from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for breaches of safety regulations concerning crew fatigue management and training standards.
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UK regulator clarifies notice on Boeing fuel switches: 'It was 2015 notification'
India | Jul 15, 2025, 08:38 PM ISTThe UK regulator had also asked the airline operators to test, inspect, or replace fuel shutoff valve actuators on Boeing 787s, among others.
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Air India plane crash: AAIB submits preliminary report to aviation ministry, say sources
India | Jul 08, 2025, 02:23 PM ISTThe Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has formally submitted its preliminary investigation report on the tragic AI‑171 crash to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and associated agencies, top sources said. The action marks the first official update since the June 12 disaster near Ahmedabad.
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Air India Hong Kong-Delhi flight returns mid-air after pilot suspects technical snag
India | Jun 16, 2025, 02:34 PM ISTAir India flight AI315, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route from Hong Kong to Delhi, was forced to return mid-air due to a suspected technical issue. The aircraft landed safely back in Hong Kong. This comes days after another Air India Dreamliner-AI171, crashed near Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 270.
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Air India plane crashes into BJ Medical College hostel: Google Earth imagery shows exact location
India | Jun 12, 2025, 05:08 PM ISTThe London-bound aircraft with 242 passengers and crew on board crashed moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport. Several casualties are feared.
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Air India plane crash: Five videos that capture the tragedy when flight crashed in Ahmedabad
India | Jun 12, 2025, 04:05 PM ISTSeveral of the injured were taken to the city civil hospital. Thick black smoke could be seen billowing for miles around. Some camera crews accessed the crash area and showed visuals of the wreckage.
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Engine of Air India's Boeing aircraft shuts down at Delhi airport, black fumes seen
India | Apr 25, 2019, 04:17 PM ISTAn engine of an empty Boeing 777 aircraft of Air India shut down at the Delhi airport during a technical inspection on Wednesday night and "black fumes" were seen coming out of it, the airline said.
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Air India Boeing Dreamliner window shield cracks before landing at Melbourne
India | Nov 04, 2013, 06:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: An Air India Boeing-787 Dreamliner aircraft had its cockpit window shield cracked minutes before landing at Melbourne early today. The plane was on a Sydney-Melbourne-Delhi flight (flight AI 311) when the technical defect