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**Summary:**
Following a fatal crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 in Ahmedabad, the DGCA (Indian aviation regulator) ordered enhanced safety checks on Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet. Air India has already completed checks on nine of its 33 Dreamliners and is working to complete the process on the remaining 24 within the DGCA’s timeline. These checks may cause delays, particularly on long-haul routes, and Air India promises to notify affected customers.
**News Article:**
**Air India Rushes Safety Checks on Dreamliner Fleet After Fatal Crash**
*New Delhi, June 14, 2025* – Air India is scrambling to complete safety checks on its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft after a fatal crash involving one of its Boeing 787-8 planes in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India’s aviation regulator, ordered the enhanced inspections following the accident. Air India currently operates 33 Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft.
According to an Air India statement released Saturday, the airline has already completed the one-time safety checks on nine of its Dreamliners. The airline says it’s “on track” to inspect the remaining 24 aircraft within the timeline provided by the DGCA.
“Air India is in the process of completing the one-time safety checks directed by the Indian aviation regulator, DGCA,” the statement read. “These checks are being carried out on the Boeing 787 fleet as they return to India, before being cleared for their next operations.”
The airline warned that the inspections could lead to longer turnaround times and potential delays, especially on long-haul routes to airports with operating curfews. Air India assured passengers that they would be notified of any disruptions to their travel plans.
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