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Air India deploys new Boeing 787-9 aircraft on Delhi-Toronto route

Air India on Saturday said it has deployed its new B787-9 aircraft on the Delhi-Toronto route and has expanded its Canada operations for the Winter 2026-27 season with a new non-stop service between Mumbai and Toronto. The development will see overall capacity between India and Canada increasing by 4,400 seats each month, with premium seat capacity to Toronto boosting by 71 per cent, Air India said. The launch of a seasonal 3x weekly non-stop service between Mumbai and Toronto between October 25 this year and March 26 next year will add nearly 2,000 seats each week between the two countries, making Air India the only carrier operating direct flights between the two cities, the airline said. The service will be operated by Air India's Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with significantly upgraded cabin interiors, featuring eight luxurious first class suites with privacy sliding doors, 40 flat beds in business class, and 280 seats in economy, it said. Through Air India's hubs at Mumbai and ..

Boeing posts larger-than-expected Q2 loss on Air Force One costs

Despite the charge ​and larger-than-expected loss, Boeing's share price rose by 4% in midday trading, as investors appeared to respond to steady, continued progress ​in improving production

Boeing focused on production, not new orders at Farnborough Airshow

Boeing says boosting aircraft production and deliveries, rather than announcing new orders, is its top priority as it works to strengthen its recovery

DGCA to monitor Boeing fuel-switch test linked to Ahmedabad plane crash

The switches, designed to be ‌immovable without actions from pilots, have come under scrutiny since preliminary report found they had been shut off nearly simultaneously, starving the engines of fuel

DGCA to monitor Air India Dreamliner fuel switch checks at Boeing facility

DGCA officials will oversee inspections of fuel control switches on an Air India Boeing 787-8 at Boeing's US facility after abnormal switch behaviour was reported earlier

Trump says China agreed to buy 200 Boeing jet planes in major deal

Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting this week to address pain points between the world's largest economies, including sanctions and trade barriers, as well as the war in Iran

Trump filings show major trades in Nvidia, Boeing, Microsoft worth $10 mn

The transactions, spelled out in documents filed with the US Office of Government Ethics that encompass more than 100 pages, list purchases and sales in broad ranges

Air India aims to complete B787-8 retrofit programme by Q1 2028

There are 26 legacy B787-8 planes in Air India's fleet, said the airline's Chief Customer Experience Officer Rajesh Dogra

Air India's Boeing 787-8 lands in Delhi after refurbishment in California

The first refurbished wide-body Boeing 787-8 aircraft of Air India landed at Delhi Airport on Monday, more than three years after the Tata Group-owned airline announced a USD 400-million investment plan to carry out a comprehensive refit of its legacy twin-aisle fleet. The aircraft, VT-ANT, operated a non-stop ferry flight from San Bernardino in the United States, flying over the Pacific, and landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi at 10 pm, the airline said. San Bernardino International Airport in California acts as a major hub for maintenance, painting and storage of Boeing aircraft. Air India on Monday welcomed its first retrofitted, twin-aisle B787-8 (registered VT-ANT), marking the successful completion of a nose-tail cabin refresh of the first of 26 B787 aircraft, the airline said. Loss-making private carrier Air India's legacy widebody fleet comprises Boeing 787-8s and B-777s. These aircraft operate on several long-haul destinations across the UK, Europe, the

Artemis II mission: In lunar glow, India's space supply chain may take off

Though not directly part of Artemis II, India features via global suppliers with strong local presence, underlining its rising role as a sourcing and manufacturing hub in aerospace

SpaceX edges out Boeing from dominant role in Nasa's moon mission

With the new proposal, SLS would no longer be used to boost Orion close to the moon, previously a key task for the rocket

US military refuelling plane crashes in Iraq: What we know so far

The US military says a KC-135 refuelling aircraft supporting operations against Iran crashed in western Iraq and rescue operations are underway. The US Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said the crash followed an unspecified incident involving two aircraft in "friendly airspace," and that the other plane landed safely. Here's what is known so far about the tanker, which is the fourth publicly acknowledged US aircraft to crash during the war against Iran: The KC-135 is a long-serving tanker plane =========================== The KC-135 Stratotanker is a US Air Force aircraft used to refuel other planes in midair, allowing them to travel longer distances and maintain operations longer without landing. The plane is also used to transport wounded personnel during medical evacuations or conduct surveillance missions, according to military experts. Based on the same design as the Boeing 707 passenger plane, the tanker has been in service for more than 60 years, supporting

Air India upgrades B787 faucet modules to fix potential water-leak risks

Air India is carrying out modifications to faucet control modules in majority of its Dreamliners following the US Federal Aviation Administration's revised directive to modify the modules susceptible to water leaks that could impact the aircraft's electronic equipment, according to sources. The FAA, on February 2, issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) applicable to certain Boeing 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10 airplanes. These aircraft are also known as Dreamliners. This AD superseded the AD issued in January 2024 in connection with possibility of water leaks from Faucet Control Module (FCM) in the 787s. Currently, Tata Group-owned Air India has 33 Boeing 787s in its fleet, including 26 legacy 787-8s. The sources told PTI that Air India has started carrying out the required modification of the FCMs in majority of its Boeing 787s following the FAA directive. FCMs have been modified in more than half of the 787s that were identified for modification, they added. However, specific detail

India-US trade pact boosts Boeing's parts sourcing from India: Goyal

US-based Boeing is a large buyer of aircraft parts from India and is looking at the country as its largest foreign original equipment manufacturer (OEM) base for components going forward, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. Under an interim trade agreement with India, the US has agreed to remove tariffs on certain aircraft and aircraft parts of India. "Already Boeing and Airbus are large buyers of aircraft parts from India...I am told both these companies are looking at India as the largest foreign OEM for parts going forward and I have had conversations with the top board and CEO of both companies. There is a lot of excitement about the India-US partnership," he told reporters here. Boeing has over 265 commercial and military aircraft operating in India, which is a key market for the plane maker. The company has more than 325 suppliers and the annual sourcing from the country is worth over USD 1.25 billion. The amount includes components and services. Ai

AI probes crew actions in fuel-switch incident on London-B'luru flight

The crew decided to fly to India, where the pilot reported a possible "defect" on landing, forcing the grounding of the plane for checks

UK asks Air India to explain Boeing Dreamliner fuel-switch incident

Air India said in a statement it had completed a precautionary re-inspection of the ​switches and found no issues, and would 'respond to the UK regulator accordingly'

Boeing to cut around 300 defense supply chain jobs across multiple sites

The latest employment adjustments are rattling some employees and angering union officials at a time when Boeing leaders are trying to rebuild the company's culture

Datanomics: Boeing and a spate of mishaps amid mounting safety scares

A fuel switch scare on an Air India Dreamliner renews focus on Boeing's safety record, as data shows rising incidents and powerplant-related failures globally

No issue found with Air India Dreamliner fuel control switches, says DGCA

DGCA says inspections found no issue with fuel control switches on an Air India Boeing 787-8 after pilots flagged abnormal movement during engine start in London

Checking fuel control switches on all Dreamliners: Air India to pilots

Air India has ordered precautionary inspections of fuel control switches across its Boeing 787 fleet after a pilot reported abnormal behaviour in a left engine switch on one aircraft