The seven-year-old Boeing 787-8 had only reached 22,000 feet before it hit the unexpected descent — prompting the pilot to turn the aircraft around quickly, according to AirNav radar.

A Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner aircraft operated by Air India that was bound for London crashed shortly after taking off in Ahmedabad, in what stands to be the worst accident involving the US planemaker’s most advanced widebody airliner.

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.

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

Sept 13, 2024: About 33,000 Boeing factory workers walk off the job in a strike that will cripple production at one of the preeminent manufacturers in the U.S. for almost two months. It is the first labor action taken against the company in 16 years.

The fatal accident puts a halt to the planemaker’s recovery following six years of fallout from production and safety woes.