Boeing 787-9 Grounded by Air India
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Boeing’s 787 outsourcing strategy led to delays, quality issues, and high costs, and what steps the company is taking now to recover.
A US aviation safety group says the Air India 787 that crashed in 2025 had a history of technical issues and shared its findings with Congress.
A US aviation safety group has flagged long-standing technical issues on the Boeing 787 that crashed near Ahmedabad in June 2025. The findings mainly pointed to concerns over the plane’s wiring, electronics,
Japan's two biggest airlines grounded all their Boeing 787 aircraft for safety checks Wednesday after one was forced to make an emergency landing in the latest blow for the new jet. All Nippon Airways said a cockpit message showed battery problems and a ...
The biggest concern for Boeing was that, while chevrons were certainly effective at lowering engine noise, they also had the undesirable effect of reducing aerodynamic efficiency. This is caused by the creation of vortices around the engine which disrupt airflow and increase drag, ultimately diminishing the amount of thrust each engine can deliver.