Just days apart, two separate incidents involving Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft have put the spotlight firmly on the airline's operations and, more broadly, on the reliability of this popular wide-body jet.

A Delhi-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flight was forced to turn back to Hong Kong on Monday after the pilot reported technical issues mid-air. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

A Delhi-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flight was forced to turn back to Hong Kong on Monday after the pilot reported technical issues mid-air.The Air India flight AI 315 departed from the Asian city at 11.