Air India

US trade deal to boost Indian aerospace manufacturing

Feb 07, 2026, 03:02 PM IST

Global OEMs, including US, source over $2 billion annually worth of aerospace components and services from India. India intends to purchase $500 billion of products, including US aircraft and aircraft parts.

Aviation safety: Half of the passenger aircraft in India have had repeated defects

Feb 06, 2026, 03:47 PM IST

These were found during surveillance conducted by DGCA. On the regulatory front, there are about 2,645 vacancies across civil aviation offices and regulatory bodies

Air India launches probe to determine if crew followed protocol in Boeing fuel-switch incident: Report

Feb 06, 2026, 01:02 PM IST

Britain’s aviation watchdog has given Air India a one-week deadline to submit a detailed response, warning of possible regulatory action if requirements are not met.

Half of India’s audited planes show repeated snags; Air India, IndiGo top list, reveals govt data

Feb 06, 2026, 08:43 AM IST

Alongside airline audits, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) increased its regulatory oversight last year.

India eyes 114 Rafales as squadron gap widens ahead of Macron's Delhi visit

Feb 06, 2026, 08:01 AM IST

India’s defence establishment is moving closer to deliberations on one of its biggest fighter acquisition programmes, a Rs 3.25 lakh crore proposal to procure 114 Rafale combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force

UK seeks explanation from Air India over fuel switch incident: Report

Feb 05, 2026, 08:06 AM IST

The UK CAA has called for a "comprehensive root-cause analysis" and a "preventive action plan" to prevent a recurrence across Air India's Boeing 787 fleet.

'Left, right switches checked, found satisfactory': DGCA rejects fuel switch malfunction claims on Air India Boeing 787

Feb 03, 2026, 05:45 PM IST

The clarification pertains to Air India flight AI 132 operating from London to Bengaluru on February 1, 2026, using Boeing 787-8 aircraft VT-ANX.

Did Air India miss B787 fuel switch issue: Experts question

Feb 03, 2026, 02:47 PM IST

Issue involving fuel control switches (FCS) of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet brings focus on whether the airline missed the defect during the safety check post the Ahmedabad crash involving Dreamliner.

Fuel Switch Defect Scare: Air India Grounds Boeing 787 After Pilot Flags Issue

Feb 03, 2026, 01:36 PM IST

Months after the deadly Air India Boeing 787 crash in Ahmedabad, a fresh fuel control switch scare has raised serious safety concerns once again. A pilot operating an Air India flight from London to Bengaluru reported a possible defect in the aircraft’s fuel control switch after landing, prompting the airline to ground the plane immediately. The aircraft involved is a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the same model that crashed last year, killing 260 people. Following the incident, Air India informed aviation regulator DGCA and flagged the matter to Boeing, which has supported the airline’s review. Earlier inspections of fuel control switches across Air India’s 787 fleet had found no issues, but pilots’ bodies say they had repeatedly warned about potential malfunctions after the crash. Aviation experts stress that fuel control switches are designed to be fail-safe, and any defect could have catastrophic consequences. Pilots now say this incident should be treated as a serious warning sign, not ignored.

Air India grounds Boeing 787 aircraft over possible fuel control switch malfunction

Feb 02, 2026, 08:05 PM IST

Air India said it has informed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and is working with Boeing, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), to investigate the issue on a priority basis.

Trump claims India to buy Venezuelan oil over Iranian crude, says, 'We've already made the deal'

Feb 01, 2026, 10:21 AM IST

India currently imports little crude from Iran due to longstanding United States sanctions, though Tehran was previously among its top suppliers