State carrier Air India will seek compensation in cash from Boeing for losses caused by the grounding of its 787 Dreamliners, rather than discounts on future purchases, a senior government source said on Wednesday. The statement increases pressure for cash compensation after a person familiar with the intentions of All Nippon Airways said earlier that it would prefer a direct refund, rather than future discounts. ...
09:02 PM, Mar 20, 2013
Boeing invested an estimated $25 billion in developing the 787-introducing radical changes in materials and a component-sourcing strategy that was to bring efficiencies for the aircraft-maker and airlines. The grounding of the aircraft raises doubts about these decisions. ...
08:56 AM, Feb 16, 2013
Boeing Co completed what it called an uneventful flight on Saturday of a test 787 Dreamliner, its first since the airplanes were grounded more than three weeks ago after a series of battery-related problems. ...
10:30 AM, Feb 10, 2013
US and Japanese aviation safety officials finished an initial investigation of a badly damaged battery from a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jet on Friday as Boeing said it was halting deliveries until the battery concerns were resolved. Boeing said it would continue building the carbon-composite 787, but deliveries were on hold until the US Federal Aviation Administration approved and implemented a plan to ensure the safety of potentially flammable lithium-ion...
06:35 PM, Jan 19, 2013
Europe's air safety authority has followed the United States in ordering the grounding and safety review of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner following a series of incidents with the aircraft in recent days. ...
06:58 PM, Jan 17, 2013
India on Thursday grounded all six of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft operated by state-owned carrier Air India. The Indian aviation regulator said the decision was made after the US Federal Aviation Administration and Japan also grounded their Dreamliner aircraft. ...
09:14 AM, Jan 17, 2013
Boeing Co's 787 planes were grounded for safety checks Wednesday by two major Japanese airlines after one was forced to make an emergency landing in the latest blow for the new jet. All Nippon Airways said a cockpit message showed battery problems and a burning smell were detected in the cockpit and the cabin, forcing the 787 on a domestic flight to land at Takamatsu airport in western Japan. ...
11:41 AM, Jan 16, 2013
New Delhi: Grounded carrier Kingfisher Airlines has applied for renewal of its operating licenses but no permit will be given until it submits a revival plan, a senior aviation regulatory source said in New Delhi on Thursday. The source, who declined to be identified also told reporters that the airline can seek license renewal within two years from December 31, 2012. ...
07:55 PM, Dec 20, 2012
Chennai: Its not wise to have bullets of any kind if youre taking a flight. For the fourth time in one year, a passenger was hauled up after bullets were found in his baggage. According to the airport police, Monish (24), was scheduled to fly back home to Hyderabad on an Indigo airlines flight on Monday afternoon, and checked his baggage in for scanning. When his large bag was put...
01:20 PM, Aug 07, 2012
Melbourne: Australia's industrial tribunal on Sunday ordered an end to the unprecedented industrial dispute at Qantas that forced the country's national carrier to ground its entire fleet, hitting nearly 70,000 passengers worldwide. A day after the extraordinary decision to ground the global Qantas fleet, the battle between the world's 10th largest airline and the labour unions went before Fair Work Australia, while the government came under increasing pressure to act...
09:46 PM, Oct 30, 2011
Canberra: Qantas Airways grounded its global fleet on Saturday, suddenly locking out striking workers after weeks of disruptions an executive said could close down the world's 10th largest airline piece by piece. Australia's government called an emergency arbitration hearing that lasted nearly two hours before the judges adjourned it to issue a decision later on Saturday night. At least 60 Qantas flights were in the air and continued to their...
07:41 PM, Oct 29, 2011
Mumbai: A Mumbai-Jeddah Saudi Arabia Airlines flight with 270 passengers onboard has been grounded at the Mumbai airport since Monday morning due to some technical problems. The flight SV-744 was originally scheduled at 8 am on Monday from the Mumbai airport but was delayed due to a technical glitch, a Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) official said on Tuesday. According to Saudia sources the airline has accommodated 248 stranded passengers...
11:49 AM, May 31, 2011
London: A pilot delayed his plane by 12 minutes so that a passenger could board the flight to be able to say goodbye to his grandson, on life support after being brutally assaulted by his daughter's boyfriend. The man's three-year-old grandchild was in Denver, US, and was due to be taken off life support ahead of donating his organs to 25 people. The man was in Los Angeles on business,...
10:52 AM, Jan 14, 2011
An accident over the sea had caused the death of Lt Cdr Saurav Saxena. ...
11:54 AM, Aug 26, 2009
An 'Air-India' pilot has been grounded after he forgot about a dead man on board at Birmingham Airport. ...
12:41 PM, Dec 27, 2006
