High-level panel to probe plane crash

STATING THAT INDIA maintains very strict aviation safety standards, the minister said the government has ordered surveillance of all Boeing 787 aircraft models post the crash and everything will be done to further improve safety.

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"Any theory going around will be analysed," he said.

"There are 34 aircraft from this series in our Indian fleet today. I believe that some have already been inspected, and all of them will be thoroughly checked with immediate urgency," Naidu said.

Air India had 34 B787 in its fleet before the crash. IndiGo has a B787-9 aircraft but with a foreign registration.

Air India said it has conducted one-time safety checks on nine of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners and is on track to complete checks on the remaining 24. "Air India is in the process of completing the one-time safety checks directed by the Indian aviation regulator, DGCA. These checks are being carried out on the Boeing 787 fleet as they return to India, before being cleared for their next operations," said an Air India spokesperson.