DGCA Advises Air India to Improve Internal Coordination

The DGCA, in a statement late in the evening, noted that it had examined 26 of Air India's 33 Dreamliners between June 13 and June 17, with the aircraft and their maintenance systems found compliant with safety regulations.

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"The recent surveillance conducted on Air India's Boeing 787 fleet did not reveal any major safety concerns," the regulator said.

It advised the Tata group airline to improve internal coordination between engineering, operations, and ground handling teams, and to ensure adequate availability of spare parts to reduce passenger inconvenience.

The DGCA had ordered "enhanced safety inspections" for all 33 Dreamliners in the airline's fleet after the crash last Thursday, when an Air India B787 flying to London went down shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad, killing all 241 passengers and crew.

By 3 pm on Tuesday, 24 aircraft had successfully completed the mandated checks. Two more were expected to have cleared the checks by the end of the day. One aircraft was scheduled for inspection on Wednesday.

Four aircraft undergoing heavy maintenance will be checked before their release, while two others grounded in Delhi shall be inspected before re-entering service, the regulator said.

"A more systematic and real-time defect reporting mechanism is required to ensure that safety-critical departments receive timely updates," it noted, adding that this would help strengthen decision-making and reduce disruptions.