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Air India 787 Probe Steps Up as Turkey Denies Dreamliner Maintenance Role

Turkey’s counter-disinformation centre has rejected claims that Turkish Technic serviced the jet as investigators begin decoding its recovered black box

False claim: Turkey on maintenance link with crashed Air India dreamliner
The wreckage of the crashed Air India plane is being lifted by a crane from the roof of the BJ Medical College mess building.
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Overview

  • The June 12 crash of Flight AI171 killed 270 people, including those on the ground, and left one passenger as the sole survivor.
  • Investigators located the aircraft’s flight recorder 28 hours after impact and have started analysis of its data to determine the cause.
  • India’s aviation regulator has ordered enhanced inspections of fuel, engine and hydraulic systems on all Air India 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft.
  • Türkiye’s Directorate for Countering Disinformation clarified that Turkish Technic’s agreements with Air India cover only Boeing 777 maintenance and exclude the 787-8.
  • Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said the airline will scale back use of Turkish Technic and route its wide-body maintenance to alternative MRO providers.