Ahmedabad:
Boeing experts arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday to analyse the details of the deadly Air India plane crash.
The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board crashed into a medical college complex in Ahmedabad moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon.
The crash killed all but one passenger, who was sitting in seat 11a. Nearly 30 people also reportedly died on the ground.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner had undergone comprehensive maintenance checks in June 2023 and was due for the next scheduled comprehensive checks in December this year, the news agency PTI reported on Sunday, citing airline officials.
Officials said that the aircraft, VT-ANB, underwent C checks or comprehensive checks in June 2023, and the next scheduled checks were scheduled for December this year.
Aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has ordered enhanced safety checks of Air India’s Boeing 787-8/9 planes.
The airline has 26 legacy Boeing 787-8s and seven Boeing 787-9s in its fleet.
