Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday (June 13, 2025) ordered enhanced safety inspections of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet powered by GEnx engines, a day after 241 people onboard died in the plane crash in Ahmedabad.
The enhanced DGCA inspection will include checks of various systems and a review of take-off parameters of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft of Air India, owned by Tata Group.
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There are 26 Boeing 787-8s and 7 Boeing 787-9s in the Air India fleet.
The DGCA has directed Air India to carry out additional maintenance actions on its Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 planes equipped with Genx engines with immediate effect.
