A tail of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed is seen stuck on a building after the incident in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025.
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India’s aviation safety watchdog said on Tuesday surveillance conducted onAirIndia’s Boeingfleet did not reveal any major safety concerns, days after one of its jets crashed, killing at least 271 people.
“Theaircraft and associated maintenance systems were found to be compliant with existing safety standards,” the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London with 242 people on boardcrashedseconds after take-off in Ahmedabad on Thursday hitting nearby buildings. All but one passenger on board was killed, along with about 30 people on the ground.
The DGCA also said 24 ofAirIndia’s 33 Boeing 787aircraft had completed an “enhanced safety inspection” it had ordered theairline to carry out.
The regulator, in a meeting with senior officials ofAirIndia, raised concerns about recent maintenance-related issues reported by theairline.
It advised the carrier to “strictly adhere to regulations,” strengthen coordination across its businesses and ensure availability of adequate spares to mitigate passenger delays, it added.
The DGCA had met senior officials ofAirIndiaandAirIndiaExpress to review their operations amid increasing flight volumes.
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