Air India Dreamliner made emergency landing in 2023 after engine failure
Mon, June 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM PDT
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An Air India Boeing 787 identical to the plane that crashed last week made an emergency landing in 2023 after engine failure caused by poor maintenance.
The airliner was forced to turn back an hour into its 14-hour flight between Mumbai and London, India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.
The 2023 engine failure, together with news that India’s aviation regulator has only half the number of staff it should be employing, will raise fresh questions about flight safety standards across the subcontinent.