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Aviation watchdog Director General of Civil Aviation has said surveillance of Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet did not reveal any major safety concerns in the wake of the fatal plane crash in Ahmedabad
Amid mounting safety concerns and the cancellation of at least 66 flights that were to be operated with Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, DGCA officials held a detailed review meeting with top Air India and Air India Express executives.
At the review meeting, the DGCA flagged concerns regarding recent maintenance-related issues reported at Air India.
On the “Enhanced Safety Inspection of B787-8/9 fleet of Air India, the DGCA said that a total of 24 aircraft successfully completed the required check till 3 PM of June 17.
An additional two aircraft are planned for completion today, with one more scheduled for Wednesday, it said and added that the remaining six aircraft include two aircraft (VT-ANG and VT-ANT), which are presently grounded at Delhi.
