India, Black boxes and 737 crashes
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An Air India Boeing 787, the same kind of plane that crashed 4 days earlier, was forced to turn around after a midair "technical issue," the airline says.
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ET Now on MSNAir India plane crash: DGCA inspects Boeing 787 fleet - Here's what the regulator revealedThe Indian aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has conducted a complete review of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet. The DGCA had reviewed the operational efficiency of the carriers,
India's aviation safety watchdog said on Tuesday surveillance conducted on Air India's Boeing 787 fleet did not reveal any major safety concerns, days after one of its jets crashed, killing at least 271 people.
India’s aviation safety regulator has said it has found no “major safety concerns” during inspections of Air India’s Boeing 787 aircraft following Thursday’s fatal crash of a flight from Ahmedabad to London.
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Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.
British Citizen, His Wife And 2 Children Die in Air India Plane Crash That Claimed 241 Lives Onboard
Mariam Ali Syed and her husband Javed were part of the victims of the ill-fated Air India flight AI117, which crashed and killed 241 people onboard.
The assurance comes even as more than 66 Air India flights scheduled to operate with the Dreamliner aircraft were cancelled.
An Air India Boeing 787-8 flight headed for New Delhi returned to Hong Kong shortly after takeoff Monday because of a "technical issue," Indian media reported.
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Insurance Asia on MSNAir India crash raises pressure on global aviation reinsurersClaims from this single event could potentially exceed the entire annual premium. The crash of Air India flight AI171 on 12 June, which killed 241 passengers and crew, is set to intensify pressure on the already hardening global aviation reinsurance market.