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Air India Boeing 787 flight to London was canceled just days after the crash on June 12 that took the lives of over 290 people. Air India said the cancellation was due to "unavailability of the aircraft.
DGCA finds no major safety issues in Air India's Boeing 787 fleet after enhanced checks post-AI171 crash. Regulator intensifies probe into pilot training, dispatcher role, and airline compliance. Boeing,
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ABP News on MSNBoeing's Dreamliner Nightmare Continues: Series Of Midair Emergencies Post Ahmedabad Crash Raises Global AlarmAt least four separate flights encountered technical issues or emergencies within days of the Ahmedabad Air India crash, forcing sudden flight diversions and raising fresh concerns.
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said the country has very strict aviation safety standards and robust protocols, and everything will be done to further improve safety. "Any theory going around the plane crash will be analysed,
The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operating as flight AI171, crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, with 242 passengers on board. While the aircraft model has had a solid reputation until now,
The crash happened just weeks after the company cut a deal with the U.S. government to avoid taking criminal responsibility for a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.
It’s also the latest disaster to hit the beleaguered American aerospace giant — which has been dogged by a door that blew off a 737 jet, a leaky spacecraft that stranded astronauts on the International Space Station for months, as well as politically damaging delays in outfitting the new Air Force One jets.
A Boeing and AAIB investigation team arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday to inspect the Air India crash site. The June 12 disaster involving a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner resulted in over 270 fatalities, including former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani.
Just as Ortberg was gaining momentum at Boeing, the deadly crash of an Air India 787 to London underscored how difficult it remains to restore confidence in the embattled planemaker