A potential catastrophe was narrowly averted at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Tuesday, July 22, when an Air India Airbus A321, arriving from Hong Kong, experienced an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) fire shortly after landing.

An Air India Flight from Delhi to Kolkata was canceled on Monday evening (July 21) at the Indira Gandhi Airport after a technical issue was detected while the flight was on runway.

Air India has completed comprehensive inspections of the fuel control switch (FCS) locking mechanisms across its entire fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft and has reported finding no issues.

The highly anticipated preliminary report from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) concerning the tragic crash of Air India flight AI 171 on June 12, 2025, in Ahmedabad, has put a critical spotlight on the aircraft's fuel control switches and a sudden, unexplained loss of engine power.

In a significant stride towards the mystery behind the tragic Air India plane crash, investigators have successfully downloaded critical data from the aircraft's "black boxes" – the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR).

Seven Members including five passengers and two crew members on Monday fell sick while being in an Air India flight (AI130) from London to Mumbai. They reportedly were feeling dizzy and nauseous during different phases of the flight.

A 36-year-old doctor threatened to crash the plane if crew members did not comply with what she wants. She was immediately deboarded, held by Bengaluru Police over allegedly violating the regulations, giving statements that could raise safety concerns.