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DGCA rules out glitch in Air India Dreamliner jet
Mint Bangalore
|February 04, 2026
Asked airline to train pilots on processes to use the wide-bodied aircraft's fuel switches
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has concluded there was no glitch in the grounded Boeing Dreamliner, and asked Air India to train its pilots on using the fuel control switches in the wide-bodied aircraft.
In its statement on Tuesday, the regulator said the fuel switch issue reported on Air India Boeing 787-8 was not due to a mechanical fault, but due to incorrect handling. It has not directly blamed pilots or the crew in the report.
Air India grounded a London-Bengaluru Dreamliner after the pilot flagged likely defects with fuel control switches. The flight landed in Bengaluru Monday.
This story is from the February 04, 2026 edition of Mint Bangalore.
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