New Delhi: An Air India Express-operated Boeing 737 Max 8 (registration VT-BXZ) was grounded just minutes before takeoff after pilots reported a technical issue during the engine start sequence. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning at Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport.

The deadly Air India crash last month has renewed a decades-old debate in the aviation industry over installing video cameras monitoring airline pilot actions to complement the cockpit voice and flight data recorders already used by accident investigators.

International airlines from South Korea and India are preparing to inspect its Boeing fleets following findings from the Air India crash investigation.

El regulador de aviación de India ordenó el lunes a las aerolíneas que operan varios modelos de Boeing que examinen los interruptores de

The investigation report says Air India did not carry out those inspections - prompting speculation that the accident could have been caused by faulty switches being flipped by accident. However, in an internal note seen by the BBC, the FAA has since reiterated its belief that the issue did not compromise safety.

The CEO of Air India sought to draw a line under rife speculation around the cause of last month's air disaster in Ahmedebad, saying the preliminary investigation had ruled out a mechanical cause for the crash.