Air India (AI) is in the middle of a large-scale upgrade, and its long-haul Boeing 787-8 aircraft are now getting their first full cabin refresh.
Air India Boeing 787 Routes
Air India (AI) cancelled its Milan (MXP)–Delhi (DEL) flight on October 17 due to a technical issue, leaving over 250 passengers stranded just days before Diwali.
A Tata Group-owned Air India (AI) Boeing 787-8 operating flight AI 117 from Amritsar (ATQ) to Birmingham (BHX) experienced an unexpected deployment of its ram air turbine (RAT) shortly before landing on October 4, 2025.
Air India (AI) cancelled flight AI138 from Milan (MXP) to Delhi (DEL) after a maintenance issue was detected during pushback.
Air India (AI), operating a scheduled international flight from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), Delhi to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), UK, aborted its takeoff on July 31, 2025, due to a technical concern.
The recent crash involving Air India (AI) Flight AI171 on June 12 at Ahmedabad (AMD) has triggered a wave of psychological distress among the airline’s flight crew.
Air India (AI) has announced the phased reinstatement of several international routes following the “Safety Pause” that began after the tragic AI171 incident on 12 June 2025.
Air India (AI) replaced the Throttle Control Module (TCM) of its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner twice—in 2019 and 2023—as part of a scheduled maintenance directive issued by Boeing in 2019.
Air India (AI) Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route from Ahmedabad (AMD) to London Gatwick (LGW), crashed shortly after takeoff on 12 June 2025.
A preliminary report on the Air India (AI) crash investigation is expected by Friday, nearly a month after a Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London (LHR) crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad (AMD), killing 241 of the 242 people onboard.