Air India crash: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has found no major safety concerns in its recent surveillance of Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet, with all 24 aircraft passing enhanced safety checks and meeting current standards. The review, which focused on Air India’s wide-body operations, came amid rising flight volumes.

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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday said surveillance conducted on Air India ‘s Boeing 787 fleet did not reveal any major safety concerns, days after one of its jets crashed, killing at least 271 people.The aircraft and their associated maintenance systems were deemed compliant with existing safety standards, DGCA said in a statement.The regulator, in a meeting with senior officials of Air India, raised concerns about recent maintenance-related issues reported by the airline.The DGCA also said 24 of Air India’s 33 Boeing 787 aircraft had completed an “enhanced safety inspection” it had ordered the airline to carry out.The DGCA’s review also included an analysis of recent operational data, with a focus on Air India’s wide-body operations, particularly the Boeing 787 aircraft.DGCA advised the Tata-owned airline to strengthen internal coordination across its engineering, operations, and ground handling units, and to ensure the adequate availability of spare parts to reduce passenger delays.Air India has cancelled 66 flights to be operated with Boeing 787 between June 12 and June 17, the civil aviation regulator said.The statements come days after a London-bound Air India flight crashed within a minute of take-off from Ahmedabad. All but one passenger on board was killed, along with about 30 people on the ground and DNA testing continues to identify victims before the bodies are handed to over to their families.