Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Central Asia’s Uzbekistan Airways this week agreed to buy 14 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, with options for eight more, at it plans more long-haul routes.

When Alaska Airlines launches its new route between Seattle and Seoul later this week, it will do so with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

American Airlines received its 1,000th mainline aircraft – a Boeing 787 – at Dallas/Forth Worth International Airport on Aug. 29.

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said Thursday that the June crash of an Air India flight does not appear to have been caused by a mechanical problem.

Air India is temporarily suspending some routes and reducing service on others as it carries out inspections of Boeing’s 787s and 777s in the wake of a deadly crash.

Authorities in India and Japan have ordered inspections of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner following a crash in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday that killed over 260 people.

A lawyer representing a Boeing whistleblower is calling on the FAA to release a report on the 787 prompted by concerns her client raised in January 2024.

Tata Group, the parent company of Air India, said it will pay the equivalent of $116,868 to the family members of those killed in Thursday’s crash.

The survivor’s medical condition is not known, though India’s home minister, told reporters that he had met the man, suggesting he is conscious.

The crash of Air India Flight 171 on Thursday marked the first fatal crash and the first hull loss for a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.