Bahrain’s Gulf Air will buy 18 Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner jets equipped with General Electric Co. engines, breaking from past purchases of the model powered by Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc engines.

Air India completed preliminary inspections of the locking mechanism on the fuel control switches in all of its Boeing 787 aircraft and found "no issues," Indian broadcaster NDTV reported.

The Wall Street Journal reports that a cockpit recording from the Air India crash indicates the captain intentionally cut the fuel to the Boeing 787's engines. This article explores the role of fuel switches,

DGCA has directed airlines to inspect the fuel switch locking system in their Boeing 787 and 737 planes, two days after AAIB’s preliminary report said fuel switches were cut off before the Air India p

All of the weight reductions and aero efficiency gains for the 787 improved fuel economy by 20% compared to the 767, its predecessor. You might be wondering, if the drag reduction benefits are so worthwhile,

The crash deals a fresh blow to the beleaguered U.S. plane maker, which has been mired by safety and production issues in recent years.

Air India plane crash investigators have found both of the Boeing 787's "black boxes," hopefully brining an understanding of the cause of the disaster a step closer.

How Fast Are The 787 Dreamliner Variants? The 787-8 was the first to be released, entering service with All Nippon Airways (ANA) on October 26, 2011. This is the shortest variant, at 186 feet long, and carries 242 in a typical two-class seating configuration.