New Delhi: Travel agencies and air passengers’ associations have expressed concern over the recurrence of technical glitches in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Air India (AI).
The latest in the series of mishaps that has dogged the government carrier’s most recent aircraft addition was early on Monday morning, when a AI flight enroute New Delhi developed a fault in its braking system, which necessitated a priority landing at the Indira Gandhi international airport.
The aircraft had 174 passengers and made a priority landing after some warning lights indicated a problem. “We have taken up the matter with Boeing. The technical problem in the aircraft has been resolved and it will be pressed into service. The remaining deliveries of 787s will take place as scheduled,” said an official in the airline.
This comes only a day after the windshield of an AI Delhi-Melbourne-Sydney flight, serviced by a Dreamliner, developed cracks on landing at Melbourne.
06/11/13 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Business Standard
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The latest in the series of mishaps that has dogged the government carrier’s most recent aircraft addition was early on Monday morning, when a AI flight enroute New Delhi developed a fault in its braking system, which necessitated a priority landing at the Indira Gandhi international airport.
The aircraft had 174 passengers and made a priority landing after some warning lights indicated a problem. “We have taken up the matter with Boeing. The technical problem in the aircraft has been resolved and it will be pressed into service. The remaining deliveries of 787s will take place as scheduled,” said an official in the airline.
This comes only a day after the windshield of an AI Delhi-Melbourne-Sydney flight, serviced by a Dreamliner, developed cracks on landing at Melbourne.
06/11/13 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Business Standard
