LIVE | Ahmedabad plane crash: DGCA calls for enhanced safety inspections on Boeing 787-8/9 fleet
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PM Modi conducts a review meeting at Ahmedabad airport Photograph: (X| Narendra Modi)
An Air India aircraft has crashed in the western Indian state of Gujarat's Ahmedabad. The incident has been confirmed by the State Police Control Room. The Air India Flight AI 171 from Ahmedabad to London had 242 people on board.
An Air India aircraft has crashed in the western Indian state of Gujarat's Ahmedabad. The incident has been confirmed by the State Police Control Room. The Air India Flight AI 171 from Ahmedabad to London had 242 people on board.
Fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze. Air India confirmed that there are 241 fatalities and only one survivor. The cause of the incident is yet to be officially ascertained.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has issued an order on Friday (June 13) prescribing enhanced safety inspection in Air India’s Boeing 787-8/9 fleet equipped with Genx engines. This order will be effective from June 15. All aircraft previously mentioned will have to undergo one-time safety check-ups, including inspections of fuel parameters, cabin air compressors, engine control systems, and hydraulic systems, among others. In addition to that flight control inspections are to be done during the transit checks, and as well as power assurance checks must be completed within two weeks. Air India has also been instructed to promptly address any recurring maintenance issues from the past 15 days. The DGCA has directed that detailed reports of these inspections be submitted for review, underscoring its commitment to ensuring airworthiness and flight safety
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted a review meeting with the authorities at the Ahmedabad airport.
“The mind is not ready to accept that Vijaybhai is no longer among us. I have had a bond with him for years. We worked shoulder to shoulder during many challenging times. Vijaybhai, with his simple and gentle nature, was very hardworking and committed to the party’s ideology. Starting his career in public life as a grassroots worker, he fulfilled various responsibilities in the organization and went on to become the Chief Minister of Gujarat," said PM Modi.
In a press release, the Ambassador of Portugal in New Delhi has said, “We are actively involved and following up with the Indian and Air India authorities the whole process, which is very painful and tragic, but it has to be done. As it is in the public domain, there are 7 Portuguese victims of this horrific catastrophe, and all of them are residents in the UK. Sincere condolences to the bereaved families of the victims of this tragic event.”
All resident doctors who were staying in the hostel buildings which are now impacted and burnt due to the plane crash fire, are shifted to the nearby other hostel buildings in the same campus.
A team of forensic experts arrives at the crash site in Ahmedabad to begin an investigation and evidence collection as part of the ongoing probe.