Overview

• Flight AI2017 returned to the departure bay on July 31 after its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner exhibited a possible technical malfunction.
• Cockpit crew followed standard procedures to discontinue the takeoff roll and conduct thorough safety inspections.
• All passengers disembarked safely and were later flown to London aboard a replacement aircraft.
• The aborted departure comes weeks after Flight AI171 crashed near Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 241 of the 242 people onboard.
• Investigators from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau are finalizing a preliminary report while the DGCA has expanded inspections to Air India's Boeing 777 fleet.