An Air India Boeing 787, the same kind of plane that crashed 4 days earlier, was forced to turn around after a midair "technical issue," the airline says.

Air India Boeing 787 flight to London was canceled just days after the crash on June 12 that took the lives of over 290 people. Air India said the cancellation was due to "unavailability of the aircraft.

India's aviation safety watchdog said on Tuesday surveillance conducted on Air India's Boeing 787 fleet did not reveal any major safety concerns, days after one of its jets crashed, killing at least 271 people.

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.

The black boxes will provide cockpit conversations and data related to the plane’s engine and control settings to investigators and help them in determining the cause of the crash.

Relatives and neighbors gather outside the Powai residence as the mortal remains of captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who died in the ill-fated Air India flight, arrives home on June 17, 2025 in Mumbai, India