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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maroosha Muzaffar

Air India crash latest: Airline says one engine on plane was new as damaged black box to be sent to US for analysis

The Air India plane that crashed last week had one new engine installed in March this year, while the other was last serviced in 2023 and wasn’t due for maintenance until December, according to the airline’s chairperson N Chandrasekaran.

India will send the black box from the crashed Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner to the US for analysis after it sustained “heavy damage”, The Economic Times has reported, citing an internal source.

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