Air India chief Ashwani Lohani said the accident happened when the plane was being moved from an airport gate. A pilot misinterpreted a signal and switched on the plane's engine.
The maintenance crew member standing nearby was sucked into the engine and killed instantly.
The plane was full of passengers for a flight from Mumbai to the southeastern city of Hyderabad.
Lohani says the aircraft was being pushed back from the gate when the accident happened.
He says it is under investigation.
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