Air India Plane Crash: DGCA orders enhanced safety inspection for Air India’s Boeing 787-8/9 fleet

Following the fatal aircrash near Ahmedabad airport, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation ordered an enhanced safety inspection on Air India’s Boeing 787-8/9 fleet on Friday, June 13, 2025. 

As a preventive measure, DGCA hereby directs M/s Air India to carry out the following additional maintenance actions on 8787-8/9 aircraft equipped with Genx engines with immediate effect in coordination with the concerned regional DGCA offices. 

The airline regulator has directed airlines to conduct a one-time check before flight departure from India, effective from June 15, 2025, 00:00 hours onwards. This mandatory check will ensure safety standards are met before each flight takes off. 

Aviation safety measures: DGCA mandates enhanced pre-flight checks for Indian Airlines from June 15, 2025

1. One time check before departure of flight from India w.e.f 15.06.2025, (00:00)Hrs onwards.

2. Inspection of Fuel Parameter Monitoring and associated system checks.

3. Inspection of Cabin air compressor and associated systems.

4. Electronic Engine Control- System Test.

5. Engine Fuel Driven Actuator-Operational Test and oil system check.

6. Serviceability check of Hydraulic system.

7. Review of Take-off parameters.

8. Flight Control Inspection to be introduced in transit inspection till further notice.

9. Power assurance checks to be carried out within two weeks.

10. Closure of maintenance action based upon the review of repetitive snags during the last 
15 days on B787-8/9 aircraft at the earliest.

The report of the above checks is to be submitted to DGCA for review. This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

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Ahmedabad fatal plane crash

A tragic plane crash at Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon, June 12, 2025, left people devastated and heartbroken. Among 242 on board in Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Air India confirmed that 241 people were killed after its London-bound Flight AI171 crashed shortly after takeoff. 

The aircraft, operating as Flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, fell suddenly into a residential complex near BJ Medical College, killing 241 people on board. There were 230 passengers, 10 crew members, and two pilots on the flight. One person, the passenger of seat No. 11A, survived the crash, officials said. According to officials, the person is a British national of Indian origin who was seated in 11A and is currently undergoing treatment at a local hospital. The crash is being described as one of the worst aviation disasters in Indian history.