As per flight tracking data, at least nine Air India flights that were to be operated using the Boeing 787 aircraft have been cancelled so far on Tuesday.

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.

Sumeet Sabharwal, who the Indian government has said had 8,200 flying hours of experience and was also an Air India instructor, was the commanding pilot of flight AI171. His co-pilot was Clive Kunder who had 1,100 hours of experience. Sabharwal's funeral took place in Mumbai on Tuesday.