Overview

• Flight AI2017, scheduled on a Boeing 787-9, halted its takeoff at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on July 31 after a suspected technical fault emerged.
• Cockpit crew followed standard operating procedures to discontinue the takeoff run and returned the aircraft for thorough precautionary inspections.
• Air India dispatched an alternative aircraft and provided ground support to passengers to minimize inconvenience and ensure timely departure to London.
• The incident follows a DGCA audit in early July that identified 51 safety lapses, including issues with simulator training, crew duty compliance, and record-keeping.
• It adds to a pattern of operational disruptions after the June 12 Dreamliner crash and subsequent DGCA and AAIB probes into Air India’s fleet.