One of the engines of the Air India plane crashed last week was new, while the other was not going to undergo a service until December, the airline president said.

In an interview with an Indian news channel, N. Chandrasekaran said that both engines on the aircraft had a “clean” history.

‘The right -hand engine was new placed in March 2025. Left engine last maintained in 2023 And his next maintenance control is expected in December 2025, “he told Times Now.

It is recalled that at least 270 people were killed last Thursday when a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to London crashed just a few seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport in West India.

Researchers are now looking at debris And they decode the recorded flight data and the sound of the cockpit – from the black boxes of the aircraft found – to deconstruct the last moments of the flight and determine the cause of the event.

“There are many speculations and many theories. But what I know so far is that this particular aircraft, this particular tail, AI171, has a clean history, “Mr Chandrasekaran said, warning people not to draw hasty conclusions.

“All my experts tell me that the black box and the recorders will surely tell the truth. So, we just have to wait for it, “he added.

Kishore Chinta, a former researcher at the Indian aircraft accident investigation office, told the BBC that the engine condition is not necessarily associated with his age-especially in the case of Genx-1B engines used in Boeing 787-8.

“OR engine age has nothing to do with its proper functioning, Especially for Genx-1B engines, “Mr Chinta said. In other words, the fact that an engine is new does not necessarily mean that it is healthy or vice versa.

Unlike older models, Genx-1B engines, manufactured by GE Aerospace, do not follow a stable general repair or maintenance program. On the contrary, they are equipped with a system called Full Authority Digital Engine Control or Fadec, which constantly monitors the status and performance of the engine. The decision to service or replace the engine is based on these data and on physical checks.

However, Mr Chinta pointed out that some engine components, known as Limited Life Spares (LLP), still have a constant life of life, usually between 15,000 and 20,000 cycles.

“Every startup and switching on the engine counts as a cycle,” he explained.

While the survey continues, Air India also announced reduction by 15% in its international activities on wide spind aircraft by mid -July, as it fights with the impact of the crash.

Separately, the airline said the inspections were completed in 26 of the 33 Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft, which have received “service for service”.

The rest of the aircraft are expected to be considered in the coming days, Air India said, adding that the airline’s Boeing 777 fleet would “also undergo enhanced security checks”.