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Air India Extends Flight Cuts and Safety Checks After Deadly Dreamliner Crash

Enhanced pre-flight inspections on the airline’s Boeing 787 fleet have prompted ongoing cancellations, forcing a 15 percent cut in international wide-body services until mid-July.

Air India said the flights have been cancelled due to enhanced maintenance and operational reasons.
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Overview

  • A Pune-Delhi service was cancelled on June 20 after a bird strike grounded the incoming aircraft for extensive safety checks.
  • An Air India pilot aborted a Hyderabad-Mumbai departure after discovering a yaw control fault during pre-flight checks.
  • The carrier cancelled four international and four domestic flights Friday due to ongoing maintenance and operational reasons.
  • Starting June 21, Air India will slash 15 percent of its international wide-body flights through July 15, suspend select routes, cut 38 weekly services.
  • Passenger bookings have fallen about 20 percent; the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered detailed inspections on 24 of 33 Boeing 787s; the AAIB leads the crash investigation.