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An IndiGo Boeing 787-9 bound for Delhi turned back to London Heathrow on September 22 after the crew reported smoke onboard and squawked the 7700 emergency code, landing safely roughly 44 minutes after departure.
A Norse Atlantic 787-9 aborted its takeoff roll at roughly 120 knots on Gatwick's single runway on September 4, triggering a 50-minute closure that rippled across the airport's entire schedule.
United's Polaris 2.0 suites, complete with sliding doors and Starlink Wi-Fi, are now flying every Singapore–San Francisco departure — giving United 17 percent more weekly business class capacity than Singapore Airlines on the route it has long owned.
Avianca's new Insignia business class debuted August 4 on Boeing 787 flights between Bogotá and JFK, bringing lie-flat seating, a curated amenity kit, and dedicated lounge access to Latin America's busiest U.S. corridor.
The FAA has finalized an airworthiness directive requiring repetitive ultrasonic inspections on certain Boeing 787-8, -9 and -10 aircraft after manufacturing gaps around wing splice plates were found to exceed engineering tolerances, raising the risk of fatigue cracks.
All Nippon Airways is putting its supersized 'The Room FX' suite into service on the Boeing 787-9 this month — a sofa-style business class with a privacy door, a 24-inch screen, and no recline motor at all.
India's AAIB has told Parliament the Boeing 787's fuel control switches showed no defect, and the Supreme Court has been told the final AI171 report is due in October 2026. The remaining questions are the hardest ones.