Crashed jet had clean engine history: Air India chairman
New Delhi, June 19 -- Air India Chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Wednesday that the Boeing Dreamliner that crashed with 242 people on board last week had a clean engine history, revealing that the right engine was new while the left had been recently serviced, even as the airline announced a 15% reduction in international widebody services to stabilize operations.
In an interview with broadcaster Times Now, Chandrasekaran said Air India Flight 171's right engine was new and installed in March 2025, and that the left engine was last serviced in 2023 and was due for its next maintenance check in December 2025. "Both the engine histories are clean," he said, adding that the aircraft "has a clean history."
The Dreamliner was fitted with GE Aer...
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