The deadly crash of Boeing 787-8 Air India flight headed to London in Ahmedabad on Thursday has introduced the main focus again on Boeing, which is going through a authorized investigation within the US. Air India nonetheless has 20 excellent deliveries of B787-9 as a part of its worldwide enlargement plans.
Air India has now been working the Dreamliner for over 12 years, with the primary one inducted in September 2012, changing into the primary Indian operator of the kind and the fifth airline globally to fly the Dreamliner. There have been considerations in regards to the Dreamliner fleet amidst unconfirmed studies that the federal government could name for security evaluation of all B787-8 sequence. Nevertheless, the federal government mentioned that any choice can be taken publish the preliminary investigation report of the crash.
Air India has two variants of Dreamliner in its fleet—B787-8 and B787-9. The vast majority of Air India’s Dreamliners are the 787-8 variant (26), whereas it additionally operates seven 787-9 acquired in November from its merger with Vistara. There are common is 10.9 years and 4.7 respectively.
All of them fly on worldwide routes connecting key Indian cities to London, Dubai, Melbourne, Sydney, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Vienna, Milan and Nairobi amongst different locations inside 10 hours’ flight vary.
Air India has an impressive supply of 529 plane – 344 Airbus and 185 Boeing.
In early 2025, IndiGo damp-leased 4 B787-9 from Norse Atlantic Airways for worldwide enlargement. It has deployed one on the Thailand route whereas others are scheduled as its forays into Amsterdam and Manchester subsequent month.
In response to Boeing, 787 Dreamliner planes, which entered service in 2011, may have 50-year lifespans—round 44,000 flights every. The AI171 crash is the primary involving a Dreamliner, resulting in the demise of 242 passengers, together with cabin crew, on board and a lone survivor.
