An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route to New Delhi returned to Hong Kong due to suspected technical issues. This incident follows a tragic crash of a similar aircraft. The flight underwent checks after safely landing,

An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane bound for New Delhi returned to its origin of Hong Kong as a precautionary measure on Monday, after the pilot suspected a technical issue mid-air, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

The investigation into Air India flight 171 crash opens up questions into the many concerns surrounding Boeing's 787.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner — with 242 people on board crashed into a medical college complex in the Meghaninagar area moments after taking off from the airport on Thursday afternoon.

The crash happened just weeks after the company cut a deal with the U.S. government to avoid taking criminal responsibility for a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.