Delay could be by several months or up to a yearBoeing hopes to bring the jet to market as passenger travel rebounds after a downturn caused by the pandemic
2 min read25 Jul 2020A door of the plane is said to have blown out during the final load testingThe so-called ‘final load’ tests are part of aircraft certification process, overseen by inspectors from FAA
2 min read8 Sep 2019Today, potentially hundreds of planes worldwide are still flying with the unsafe systems cited in the FAA reportBoeing Co. found the interference in a laboratory test in 2012 and hasn’t seen similar issues on other aircraft, a company spokesman said
5 min read19 Jul 2019Jet Airways will also finance the purchase of its 225 Boeing 737 Max aircraft through the sale and leaseback mechanism
3 min read14 Nov 2018The story of how four Air India pilots averted a major aviation disaster after multiple system failure on board the Boeing 777-300
10 min read26 Oct 2018Jet Airways is in talks with several parties for sale and leaseback of the 16 aircraft it owns and hopes to complete the process soon
2 min read20 Oct 2018Government releases $132 million to Air India for modification and procurement of two Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, which will be used to transport VVIPs
1 min read20 Mar 2018Two Boeing 777-300 ERs, bought by Air India recently, will be retrofitted to have VIP enclosures, a press conference room and a patient transport unit for medical emergencies
2 min read12 Mar 2018The last B777-300 ER, which can carry almost 300 passengers and bearing registration number VT-ALX, landed at the Indira Gandhi international airport in Delhi on Saturday
1 min read11 Mar 2018Govt proposes to spend Rs4,469.50 crore to buy two new Boeing 777-300 ER jets for VIP operations, including flying the Prime Minister on international state visits
1 min read1 Feb 2018The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared