Air India has cancelled 66 flights operated with Boeing 787 aircraft since the June 12th fatal plane crash in Ahmedabad: DGCA
New Delhi: Air India has cancelled 66 flights operated with Boeing 787 aircraft since the June 12th fatal plane crash in Ahmedabad, said DGCA. DGCA in a statement said that the aircraft and associated maintenance systems were found to be compliant with existing safety standards.
In a detailed review of Air India and Air India Express operations, the DGCA said its recent surveillance of Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet found no major safety issues.
The DGCA raised concerns over recent maintenance-related lapses and directed Air India to improve coordination between its internal departments to strengthen overall safety compliance. Air India’s fleet has 33 Boeing 787-8/9 planes. Several Air India international flights were cancelled on Tuesday, days after the deadly crash in Ahmedabad involving a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
Among the affected services were Delhi-Dubai (AI 915), Delhi-Vienna (AI 153), Delhi – Paris (AI 143), Ahmedabad – London (AI 159), Bengaluru-London (AI 133), and London-Amritsar (AI 170). Most of these routes are operated using the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, the same aircraft type involved in the June 12 tragedy that killed 241 people shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.