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Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner turns around mid-flight after technical issue
- On June 16, Air India flight AI315, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner from Hong Kong to New Delhi, returned mid-air to Hong Kong due to a suspected technical issue.
- This return followed last week's Air India Flight AI171 crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 241 of 242 onboard and was the first fatal Dreamliner crash.
- Flight AI315 took off at 12:16 pm local time, reached 22,000 feet before descending, requested local standby, and landed safely at about 1:15 pm with all passengers disembarked.
- Air India is completing one-time safety checks on its Boeing 787 fleet as directed by Indian regulators and has checked nine of the 33 aircraft so far.
- The AI315 incident highlights ongoing fleet safety monitoring while investigations continue into the prior crash, with Boeing supporting India's accident probe.
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Days After Deadly Crash that Killed 241, Air India Pilot Turns Flight Around After Noticing Issue
Another Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Another Air India flight. But this time, there was no tragedy. Instead, Air India Flight 315 bound for New Delhi returned to Hong Kong on Monday […] The post Days After Deadly Crash that Killed 241, Air India Pilot Turns Flight Around After Noticing Issue appeared first on The Western Journal.
An Air India Boeing 787-8 connecting Hong Kong to New Delhi had to turn around this Monday, June 16, due to a technical problem, a few days after the terrible fatal crash of a similar aircraft in Ahmedabad, India.
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operating flight AI315, returned to Hong Kong on Monday as a precaution after detecting a technical problem shortly after takeoff.]]>
Air India Dreamliner returns to Hong Kong after technical issue | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
NEW DELHI >> An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane bound for New Delhi returned to its origin of Hong Kong shortly after takeoff on Monday as a precautionary measure following a suspected technical issue.
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