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.

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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.

The Federal Aviation Administration has still not learned anything that would prompt the agency to take regulatory action in response to the deadly crash five days ago of an Air India Boeing 787-8.

At least four separate flights encountered technical issues or emergencies within days of the Ahmedabad Air India crash, forcing sudden flight diversions and raising fresh concerns.

A European airport refused to allow a Boeing 787 carrying over 200 people at the end of an eight-hour flight for a very unusual reason. The American Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Naples was forced to land in Rome on June 3.

ANA has 16 787-9s in its fleet and retrofits of existing aircraft will start in 2027. A date by which the entire fleet will be equipped with the new seat has not yet been decided. The 787-9s delivered with the new seats will have a three-class configuration: 48 business class, 21 premium economy and 137 economy.

Stephanie Pope from Boeing and Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran recently met to discuss Air India's tragic flight AI171 crash. The incident involved a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and resulted in over 270 casualties.