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India’s government is urgently inspecting all Boeing 787s after a devastating Air India crash that claimed at least 270 lives this week, the aviation minister said on Saturday, adding that the authorities were investigating all possible causes.
An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing most of the 242 people on board. The government has now ordered heightened surveillance of all Boeing 787 aircraft operating in India.
An early focus of the probe includes a possible loss or reduction of thrust.
The investigation into Air India flight 171 crash opens up questions into the many concerns surrounding Boeing's 787.
The head of Air France-KLM voiced confidence in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner as he expressed condolences to Air India and those affected by the deadly crash of a London-bound passenger jet in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, packed with 242 people on board, barely cleared the rooftops of the residential neighborhood just beyond the runway in the crowded Indian metropolis of Ahmedabad.
The crash happened just weeks after the company cut a deal with the U.S. government to avoid taking criminal responsibility for a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.
The debut of the first Boeing 787-9 with the new livery painted on its tail marks another milestone in Air India’s fleet renewal. It provides an early look at the updated widebody identity that these aircraft will be put together at the Boeing Production Factory in Charleston,
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