Air India crash highlights a new problem for Boeing
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A Boeing 787 Dreamliner - the same build as the one involved in last week's devastating Air India crash - was forced to turn back an hour into its 14-hour flight two years ago between Mumbai and Londo
A Dreamliner Boeing 787 identical the doomed plane crash that killed 229 passengers last week reportedly had an engine failure and made an emergency landing two years ago.
An Air India Boeing 787-8 flight headed for New Delhi returned to Hong Kong shortly after takeoff Monday because of a "technical issue," Indian media reported.
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An Air India crash Thursday involved a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which the aircraft manufacturer first delivered 14 years ago.
The incident follows the Air India crash in Ahmedabad when a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed minutes after taking off, killing 241 people onboard.
An Air India flight heading to Delhi returned to Hong Kong International Airport on Monday due to a reported "technical issue" encountered less than half. Check out our stories from Travel & stay updated with Lifestyle Asia Hong Kong ,
Air India and Boeing are in the midst of significant turnarounds, but knowing the cause of the crash of Flight 171 will take a lengthy investigation.
Incident comes five days after the Air India crash in Ahmedabad, when a London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed.
An Air India Ltd. plane crash that killed 241 of the 242 people on board shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12 was the worst commercial airline disaster since 2014.
The crash could renew scrutiny of Boeing, which suffered a major blow to its reputation after 2018 and 2019 crashes involving its 737 Max planes.
It’s also the latest disaster to hit the beleaguered American aerospace giant — which has been dogged by a door that blew off a 737 jet, a leaky spacecraft that stranded astronauts on the International Space Station for months, as well as politically damaging delays in outfitting the new Air Force One jets.
The investigation into Air India flight 171 crash opens up questions into the many concerns surrounding Boeing's 787.