By Rory Gannon
An Air India pilot was rushed to hospital after collapsing before flying a plane . The airline is currently in the midst of another disaster as investigations remain underway into how one of its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners crashed just minutes into taking off from Ahmedabad Airport. But now, the doomed airline has suffered yet another blow after one of its pilots had to be escorted off the flight after a medical emergency. According to NDTV , the pilot had been due to operate a plane that was leaving from Bengaluru and making its way to the Indian capital New Delhi. However, things soon took a turn for the worse, as the pilot began to feel ill. The pilot eventually collapsed and had to be taken from the plane and into an ambulance that took them to hospital. As a result, a second pilot had to be drafted in to make sure the flight could take off. Air India confirmed in a statement: “There was a medical emergency involving one of our pilots in the early hours of July 4. As a result, the pilot was unable to operate the flight AI2414 from Bengaluru to Delhi, which he was rostered for, and was taken to a local hospital immediately.” The statement went on to say that the man’s condition was described as “stable”, but needed to be looked after by doctors. The plane was eventually able to take off and suffered no injuries onboard, with all passengers landing safely. It comes as Air India continues to deal with the fallout of AI171, which killed a total of 260 people. Of the 242 people on board the flight, just one person – British man Vishwashkumar Ramesh – was the only survivor; another 19 were killed on the ground. Since the disaster last month, investigations have been underway to determine the cause of the crash, with both black boxes now being retrieved by police and air accident investigators. In a recent update, it is believed that the pilot of the doomed flight had tried to pull the plane up, and had called to air traffic control to help him. In audio recovered from the black boxes, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal desperately called for help as the plane began to lose altitude. In the terrifying clip, Sabharwal, 55, yelled: “No thrust, mayday, mayday!” Following other lines of investigation, it was revealed that both of the plane’s engines had lost power; something that many flight experts have said is a “one in a billion event”. As a result, India’s Civil Aviation authority has said it is looking into all theories that could have brought the plane down just minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport. It went on to say that there could be a chance that foul play was involved, and officers are looking into whether the incident may be sabotage. Civil Aviation minister Mulidhar Mohol said that several agencies are now working on the case to bring answers to the families impacted by the devastating tragedy. He added that a full report on the crash will be published within “three months”. For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters .