The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was headed to London Gatwick, and scheduled to land at 6:25 p.m. local time (1:25 p.m. ET). Air India said 242 passengers and crew members were on board.

There are seven versions of the record, each containing one to four photo cards — that's 264 unique cards, or "boy paper," to collect, not counting rare releases.

Somewhere between fixing landing gear in Oklahoma and raising two young sons on his own, this 33-year-old aircraft mechanic — known as “Airplane Facts with Max” online — started gaining ...