Issue on British Airways flight one of two incidents in recent days to affect the same type of aircraft involved in the Air India crash in Ahmedabad that killed 241 people on board

A BRIDE bound for London to start a new life with her doctor husband was among those killed in the air crash. Khushboo Rajpurohit, 21, had not seen Vipul Rajpurohit, 25, since shortly after their

More than 200 bodies have been recovered at the crash site of a Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner operated by Air India that was bound for London, according to police officials.

Days after the deadly Air India crash in Ahmedabad, another Boeing Dreamliner made headlines as British Airways’ Chennai-bound flight BA35 returned mid-air to London due to a technical snag, prompting fresh scrutiny of the aircraft model.

A Chennai -bound British Airways Boeing 787 aircraft returned to London owing to a technical issue. The aircraft took for Chennai at around 1.16 pm on Sunday and returned to London Heathrow airport after an hour, dumping fuel in order to reduce its landing weight.

The incident follows the Air India crash in Ahmedabad when a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed minutes after taking off, killing 241 people onboard.

A passenger jet carrying over 240 people crashed shortly after takeoff in India. Air India Flight AI 171, bound for London's Gatwick Airport, had just left an airport in the city of Ahmedabad. Its signal reportedly was lost at an altitude of 625 feet,

Boeing was generating optimism. Then on Thursday a 787 crashed, raising the specter of fresh problems for Boeing and altering the message it planned to send.