India launches inspection of Boeing 787s after Air India crash

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India's government on Saturday (June 14) said it is inspecting all Boeing 787 aircraft after a devastating Air India crash that claimed at least 270 lives in Ahmedabad this week.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00One important update from the technical investigation

00:29which is happening through the AIB is the recovery of the black box yesterday around 5 p.m. from the site.

00:37The AIB team believes that this decoding of the black box is going to give an in-depth insight

00:45into what would have actually happened during the process of the crash or moments before the crash itself.

00:54So we are also eagerly waiting for what the results or the report is going to be once the AIB goes through its full investigation.

01:05We do have a very strict protocol, robust protocol which we follow every time.

01:10But even when the incident happened, we also felt that there is a need to do an extended surveillance into the Boeing 787 series.

01:20So from the DGCA we have also given an order to do the extended surveillance for the 787 planes.

01:31There are 34 in our Indian aircraft fleet today.

01:35I believe that 8 have already been inspected and with immediate urgency all of them are going to be done.

01:45It is a very difficult time but I am sure with the support that the country is giving to the families,

01:50the moral support that we are all trying to provide to the families,

01:54at least it is going to help them a bit to come out of this difficult time.

01:59And we have instructed Air India also to facilitate in the process of assisting the families of the passengers in whatever way is required.

02:11The DNA testing is also happening on one side so that the bodies can be identified and be given to the respected families.

02:24The DNA testing is also approved sulla

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