An Air India flight returned to Hong Kong on Monday shortly after takeoff due to a midair "technical issue," the airline said, just four days after another one of the company's flights crashed and ki...

“Thrust not achieved... falling... Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!” the pilot said moments before the aircraft began losing height and erupted in a fireball.

At its most basic, the crash reflected a failure to meet the fundamental requirements of flight.