Dreamliner Glitches

Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) said today it is cancelling some Boeing Dreamliner flights owing to a problem with the plane's engine, and warned of more groundings.

National carrier Air India on Monday said that it continues to face technical glitches on its fleet of Boeing-787 Dreamliners.

Faced with frequent grounding of its "game changer" Dreamliner Boeing 787-800 aircraft due to glitches, national carrier Air India is likely to hold a meeting with Boeing officials here next week to discuss the issue, sources said today.

Air India Ltd diverted a Boeing Co. 787 plane to Kuala Lumpur after pilots noticed a software glitch during a flight from Melbourne to New Delhi on Wednesday, in the latest incident involving the jet.

An Air India Dreamliner, flying non-stop from Sydney to Delhi, with 215 people on board, today landed in Kuala Lumpur under emergency conditions after its cockpit panels suffered a software malfunction.

A Boeing team of experts would be flying to India to assess the situation arising out of a series of faults in Air India's Dreamliner aircraft, even as the airline insisted that the aircraft is safe.

Makers of the 787 Dreamliner aircraft, Boeing, today expressed concern over recurring glitches on the plane while at the same time insisting that it was a machine which had never caused issues with the safety of passengers.

Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle on Sunday announced a new technical problem with one of its Boeing 787 "Dreamliners", as the plane was grounded due to a flaw in its electrical system.

Qatar Airways said it had taken one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners out of service following what it described as a "minor" technical issue, as pressure mounted on the plane maker over possible new electrical problems with the advanced jet.

A Singapore-bound Dreamliner flight had to be aborted mid-air after developing a glitch with its anti-icing system, its Japanese operator said Tuesday, the latest setback for Boeing's flagship plane.

State-run Air India on Wednesday resumed flights of its Dreamliner jets four months after global regulators grounded the Boeing planes following technical glitches in the passenger aircraft.

Japan's All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines grounded their entire Boeing Dreamliner fleets after a 787 made an emergency landing in western Japan.

India is "concerned" about the recent glitches in Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner jets and is awaiting a safety report by the National Transportation Safety Board, a senior government official said on Friday.

It was a smooth start for Air India's newly acquired Boeing 787 Dreamliner as it took to the air on its maiden commercial flight from Delhi today but the cheers gave way to anxious moments as the next flight was delayed due to a 'minor' problem in plane's air conditioning.

European plane maker Airbus delayed the introduction of its newest passenger jet, the carbon-composite A350, as parent EADS unveiled better-than-expected second-quarter earnings lifted by resilient demand for its existing range of jetliners.

Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) said today it is cancelling some Boeing Dreamliner flights owing to a problem with the plane's engine, and warned of more groundings.

National carrier Air India on Monday said that it continues to face technical glitches on its fleet of Boeing-787 Dreamliners.

Faced with frequent grounding of its "game changer" Dreamliner Boeing 787-800 aircraft due to glitches, national carrier Air India is likely to hold a meeting with Boeing officials here next week to discuss the issue, sources said today.

Air India Ltd diverted a Boeing Co. 787 plane to Kuala Lumpur after pilots noticed a software glitch during a flight from Melbourne to New Delhi on Wednesday, in the latest incident involving the jet.

An Air India Dreamliner, flying non-stop from Sydney to Delhi, with 215 people on board, today landed in Kuala Lumpur under emergency conditions after its cockpit panels suffered a software malfunction.

A Boeing team of experts would be flying to India to assess the situation arising out of a series of faults in Air India's Dreamliner aircraft, even as the airline insisted that the aircraft is safe.

Makers of the 787 Dreamliner aircraft, Boeing, today expressed concern over recurring glitches on the plane while at the same time insisting that it was a machine which had never caused issues with the safety of passengers.

Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle on Sunday announced a new technical problem with one of its Boeing 787 "Dreamliners", as the plane was grounded due to a flaw in its electrical system.

Qatar Airways said it had taken one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners out of service following what it described as a "minor" technical issue, as pressure mounted on the plane maker over possible new electrical problems with the advanced jet.

A Singapore-bound Dreamliner flight had to be aborted mid-air after developing a glitch with its anti-icing system, its Japanese operator said Tuesday, the latest setback for Boeing's flagship plane.

State-run Air India on Wednesday resumed flights of its Dreamliner jets four months after global regulators grounded the Boeing planes following technical glitches in the passenger aircraft.

Japan's All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines grounded their entire Boeing Dreamliner fleets after a 787 made an emergency landing in western Japan.

India is "concerned" about the recent glitches in Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner jets and is awaiting a safety report by the National Transportation Safety Board, a senior government official said on Friday.

It was a smooth start for Air India's newly acquired Boeing 787 Dreamliner as it took to the air on its maiden commercial flight from Delhi today but the cheers gave way to anxious moments as the next flight was delayed due to a 'minor' problem in plane's air conditioning.

European plane maker Airbus delayed the introduction of its newest passenger jet, the carbon-composite A350, as parent EADS unveiled better-than-expected second-quarter earnings lifted by resilient demand for its existing range of jetliners.