Boeing 787 Dreamliner Training

The grounding of Boeing Co's global fleet of 787 Dreamliner passenger jets due to undiagnosed battery problems is taking its toll on the hundreds of pilots specially trained to fly the high-tech, fuel efficient plane.

The threat of another pilots' stir in Air India loomed large today, as one of its international flight was cancelled and two more delayed by over 16 hours after a section of pilots reported sick, apparently to protest against the rescheduling of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner training programme.

A set of pilots from Indian Airlines who had been sent to London for training have been asked to return to India. Their training for the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner was meant to start tomorrow.

The grounding of Boeing Co's global fleet of 787 Dreamliner passenger jets due to undiagnosed battery problems is taking its toll on the hundreds of pilots specially trained to fly the high-tech, fuel efficient plane.

The threat of another pilots' stir in Air India loomed large today, as one of its international flight was cancelled and two more delayed by over 16 hours after a section of pilots reported sick, apparently to protest against the rescheduling of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner training programme.

A set of pilots from Indian Airlines who had been sent to London for training have been asked to return to India. Their training for the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner was meant to start tomorrow.