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* On 25 December 1974, Air India Flight 105, a Boeing 747-237B (registered VT-EBE), flying from Santacruz airport, Bombay to [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York JFK]], with stops at [[Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport|Beirut]], [[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|Rome]], and [[Orly Airport|Paris]] was hijacked by a 31-year-old male passenger, while flying on the Beirut-Rome leg. The crew was able to subdue the hijacker, who was handed over to top Italian police officers after landing.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=VT-EBE|id=19741225-3|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>

* On 28 January 1983, Air India Flight 306 ''Emperor Kanishka'', a Boeing 747-200B (registered VT-EFO), collided with an Indian Airlines Airbus A300 after landing at Palam Airport, Delhi with the plane suffering substantial damage.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=VT-EFO|id=19830128-1|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>

* On 7 May 1990, Air India Flight 132 ''Emperor Vikramaditya'', a Boeing 747-200B (registered VT-EBO) flying on the London-Delhi-Bombay route carrying 215 people (195 passengers and 20 crew) caught fire on touch down at Delhi airport due to a failure of an engine pylon-to-wing attachment. There were no fatalities but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and written off.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=VT-EBO|id=19900507-0|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>

* On 20 January 1999, Air India Flight 121, a Boeing 747-400 (registered as VT-EVA), flying from Delhi to [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]] and carrying 336 passengers and crew, suffered a landing gear fire on its second attempt after a go-around, while damaging 22 lights of the approach lighting system and the [[Instrument landing system localizer|localizer antenna]] for runway 7R due to short contact at the runway touchdown zone. The incident took place while the plane was attempting to land in low visibility caused by fog, coupled with minor hydraulic pump malfunction in the hydraulic system number four. The plane suffered minor damage and was repaired and returned to service.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/147133|title= VT-EVA at FRA, January 1999|access-date= 22 August 2024|archive-date= 22 August 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240822161230/https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/147133|url-status= live}}</ref>

* On 30 July 2005, Air India Flight 127, a Boeing 747-400 (registered as VT-EVJ) on lease from [[Korean Air]], flying from [[HAL Airport]] in Bangalore to [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago]] with stops at [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]] and [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], skidded while landing at Mumbai on the wet runway 14/32 and damaged the nose wheel landing gear after hitting a few runway lights. While there were no injuries, the plane sustained damage and was taken off service for repairs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ai-plane-skids-off-runway/story-knm5uKinB2frFFlW1vKo5H.html|title=AI plane skids off runway|date=30 July 2005|access-date=1 December 2023|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|archive-date=23 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123012442/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ai-plane-skids-off-runway/story-knm5uKinB2frFFlW1vKo5H.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/30airport1.htm|title=A-I pilot did not brake hard: Patel|date=30 July 2005|access-date=1 December 2023|work=Rediff|archive-date=23 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123112450/https://www.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/30airport1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The incident took place 4 days after the airport was closed due to [[Maharashtra floods of 2005| flooding]] in the Mumbai, and 2 days after reopening. An alternative Boeing 747-400 was arranged to continue the next legs of the flight.

* On 4 September 2009, during the pre-takeoff phase at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, Air India Flight 829, a Boeing 747-400 (registered as VT-ESM), experienced an engine fire, which spread to the wing. Due to the severe fire damage, the plane was declared a total loss and 21 of the 229 individuals on board were injured while evacuating. The damaged Boeing 747 was scrapped in May 2011. <ref>{{ASN accident|title=VT-ESM|id=20090904-0|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>

* On 17 December 2009, [[Air India One]], a Boeing 747-400 (registered as VT-EVA), operating as an executive flight for [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Manmohan Singh]] from Delhi to Copenhagen, was hit by an by a food delivery trolley shortly before it was scheduled for takeoff. The Prime Minister took off on a substitute Boeing 747-400 aircraft after a delay of 3 hours.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/70512|title= VT-EVA as Air India One at DEL|access-date= 22 August 2024|archive-date= 22 August 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240822161235/https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/70512|url-status= live}}</ref>