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Investigation Points to Dual Engine Failure in Air India 787 Crash

The DGCA has ordered urgent inspections of Air India’s remaining 787 fleet following the country’s deadliest Dreamliner crash in over a decade.

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Overview

  • On June 12 in Ahmedabad, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff, killing at least 279 people on board and 38 on the ground, with one sole survivor.
  • Preliminary analysis of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder indicates a dual engine power loss as the most likely cause of the accident.
  • Air India CEO Campbell Wilson defended the aircraft’s maintenance record, citing a June 2023 inspection and engine overhauls in March and April 2025, and highlighted a captain with over 10,000 flight hours.
  • India’s aviation regulator, the DGCA, has completed inspections on 26 of 33 active Air India 787s and declared those aircraft airworthy.
  • The accident is the first fatal Dreamliner crash since the model’s introduction in 2011 and has intensified scrutiny of Boeing after a series of technical issues on its 787 fleet.