New Delhi: After the Ahmedabad plane crash, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday directed Air India to carry out additional checks and maintenance on its Boeing planes. 241 out of 242 people died in the plane crash on Thursday. In a letter to Air India, the DGCA on Friday listed the checks that the airliner will have to carry out on all its Boeing 787-8/9 fleet from June 15, 2025.
The aviation regulator’s letter said the checks to be conducted once before take-off from India include fuel parameter monitoring and related system checks, cabin air compressor and related systems checks, electronic engine control-system tests, engine fuel-driven actuator-operation tests and oil system checks, serviceability check of hydraulic system, and review of take-off parameters.
According to a report, Tata Group-owned Air India has 26 Boeing 787-8 and 7 Boeing 787-9 in its fleet. These actions will be taken in coordination with the respective DGCA regional offices and on aircraft equipped with GenX engines. Air India’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft flying from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed shortly after takeoff on Thursday afternoon. Only one person survived out of the 242 people on board the plane.
A meeting was held on Friday under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in which Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel gave detailed information about the entire incident. In this meeting, the Union Home Minister reviewed the rescue and relief operations and issued necessary instructions to the concerned officials.
Union Minister CR Patil, Union Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu and Union Minister of State (MoS) Muralidhar Mohol also attended this meeting. During this meeting, the Civil Aviation Department, DGCA, Health Department, Police Administration and Relief Commissioner gave complete information to the Union Home Minister about the entire incident of the plane crash, rescue and relief operations and health related services.
