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.

A Boeing 787 passenger jet in India that crashed Thursday en route to London is putting the scandal-plagued company back in the spotlight. The incident marked the first fatal crash since the plane, also known as the Dreamliner,

Air India is currently performing safety checks on its Boeing 787 fleet, as directed by the DGCA, potentially causing delays on some long-haul flights. The airline has already inspected nine aircraft and aims to complete the process for the remaining ones within the regulator's timeframe.