MUMBAI — The crash of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Thursday, the deadliest such incident globally in a decade with 241 confirmed fatalities, has set back the plans of one of India’s largest conglomerates to rebuild the carrier.
Prior to Tata Group’s takeover in 2022, the state-owned airline had for years been known for poor service and poorly maintained aircraft — issues it continues to wrestle with.
