Air India, DGCA and Boeing
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India's aviation watchdog, the DGCA, reported that Air India's Boeing 787 fleet passed safety checks following a fatal crash. The aircraft and maintenance processes complied with safety standards. Enhanced inspections revealed no major issues,
India and Japan have reportedly ordered safety inspections of their Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleets. The news comes shortly after Air India’s tragic Boeing 787 crash, which claimed all lives except one.
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.
Air India has cancelled 83 flights since the Ahmedabad crash of AI171, with 66 involving Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The DGCA has mandated intensified safety checks on the fleet. While 24 aircraft have cleared inspections,
Following the crash, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) instructed the airline to conduct detailed inspections of its Dreamliner fleet.
India aviation regulators said urgent safety checks would be carried out for dozens of Boeing 787 jets in the wake of the Air India crash that killed all but one of the 242 people on board. Air