Viral video: Boeing cargo plane catches fire mid-air, makes emergency landingAn Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane had to make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport due to an engine malfunction after ta...
19 Jan, 2024, 04.54 PM IST
DGCA deregisters Air India's 4 Boeing 747 jumbo jetsTata Group took control of Air India on January 27 after successfully winning the bid for the airline on October 8 last year.
28 Apr, 2022, 09.47 PM IST
Coronavirus impact: British Airways bids farewell to its entire fleet of Boeing 747sThe airline, which was the world's biggest operator of the 747-400 model, had already planned to ground its fleet of 31 of the iconic wide-...
17 Jul, 2020, 05.04 PM IST
Air India on block but Boeing 747’s VVIP duty continuesThe government has almost finalised bid documents for the privatisation of Air India.
18 Jan, 2020, 12.10 PM IST
Air India to deploy `Jumbo' jet on Mumbai, Kolkata routes in October-NovemberThe next B747 flight will operate as AI764, which will depart from Delhi at 1655 hours and reach Kolkata at 1910 hours.
01 Oct, 2018, 08.43 AM IST
With Air India remaining unsold, govt drops plan to transfer two B-747s to IAFThe B-747s used by VVIPs are over 25 year old. AI earlier this year got two two brand new Boeing 777 which will be sent to US-based Boeing ...
12 Jun, 2018, 12.10 PM IST
Farewell to the 747, the plane that shrank the worldThe 747 was the first twin-aisle airplane, with more than double the capacity of the largest commercial craft at the time.
19 Dec, 2017, 12.14 AM IST
Air India to fly Boeing 747-400 aircraft on Kabul routeFor at least seven days, the national carrier would fly the bigger Boeing aircraft instead of Airbus 320 plane. It operates on Delhi-Kabul ...
12 May, 2017, 11.51 PM IST
After Rajdhani fares, Air India offers enhanced baggageAir India allows 25kg in economy class and 35kg in business class of free check-in baggage on its flights, which has now been increased to ...
06 Jan, 2017, 08.44 PM IST
Air India-Indian Air Force tussle delays acquisition of Boeing 777-300 jets for VIP flightsThe rethink in the government also means that India will not get its version of the Air Force One and continue with the call sign AI One.
28 Mar, 2016, 11.51 AM IST
Boeing's jumbo in lean timesOne of Boeing's iconic planes has been in a steady decline — 747, better known as the jumbo. It's future is expected to be the focus of CEO...
02 Jul, 2015, 12.14 PM IST
Air India facing shortage of commanders and first officers: Ajit SinghAir India is facing a shortage of of commanders and first officers to operate its fleet of wide and narrow body aircraft for international ...
31 Aug, 2012, 07.24 PM IST
- Air India domestic ran with 22% flyer load
Air India can get into the Guiness Book of World Records: the national carrier would be the only one in the world that operated over 9,000 ...
13 Feb, 2011, 11.37 AM IST
- Boeing's 747-8 freighter completes first flight
The huge plane took off from Everett's Paine Field shortly after noon PST (2000 GMT) and returned to Paine at 4:18 pm PST after an approxim...
09 Feb, 2010, 10.05 AM IST
- AI's jumbo send-off after jumbo spend
By the first week of January, the iconic jumbo jet with its distinct hump-like upper deck will no longer be a part of Air India’s fleet.
28 Oct, 2009, 11.24 AM IST
- Emirates Airline to be largest Boeing 777 operator
The Dubai-based Emirates Airline, the second largest and most profitable Arab carrier, will soon become the world's largest operator of the...
21 May, 2007, 03.35 PM IST
- Air India trims 'excess' cabin crew
Air India trims its cabin crew to do away with excess staff while maintaining international standards.
11 Mar, 2007, 02.49 AM IST