Safety checks completed for 9 Boeing 787 Dreamliners; Air India warns of flight delays

In the aftermath of the fatal clang of Air India’s Boeing 787-8 level successful Ahmedabad connected Thursday, DGCA connected Friday ordered enhanced information checks of the craft fleet

An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Photo: Reuters file

Air India connected Saturday said it has done one-time information checks connected 9 of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners and is connected way to implicit the checks connected the remaining 24 specified planes arsenic directed by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

In the aftermath of the fatal clang of Air India’s Boeing 787-8 level successful Ahmedabad connected Thursday, DGCA connected Friday ordered enhanced information checks of the craft fleet.

Air India has 33 Boeing 787-8/9 planes.

“Some of these checks could pb to higher turnaround clip and imaginable delays connected definite long-haul routes particularly those to airports with operating curfews. Customers volition beryllium duly notified astir immoderate delays,” the hose said successful a station connected X.

The hose said it is successful the process of completing the one-time information checks directed by DGCA.

“These checks are being carried retired connected the Boeing 787 fleet arsenic they instrumentality to India, earlier being cleared for their adjacent operation.

“Air India has completed specified checks connected 9 of the Boeing 787 craft and are connected way to implicit this process for the remaining 24 craft wrong the timeline provided by the regulator,” the hose said.

The bearer had 26 bequest Boeing 787-8s and 7 Boeing 787-9s successful its fleet.