Boeing, Air India and Ahmedabad
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A Boeing and AAIB investigation team arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday to inspect the Air India crash site. The June 12 disaster involving a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner resulted in over 270 fatalities, including former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani.
An investigation is underway to probe the reasons that caused the tragic incident of Air India plane A1-171 Boeing 787-7, on June 12.
An Air India Boeing 787 has been forced to turn back after experiencing a ‘technical issue’. Air India are certainly under the spotlight at the minute following the tragic crash of flight AI 171 last Thursday (12 June) which saw the death of 270 people on board and on the ground.
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said the country has very strict aviation safety standards and robust protocols, and everything will be done to further improve safety. "Any theory going around the plane crash will be analysed,
The investigation into Air India flight 171 crash opens up questions into the many concerns surrounding Boeing's 787.
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.