India checks Boeing 787 after Air India crash
India checks Boeing 787 after Air India crash
After a devastating Air India aircraft crash, in which at least 270 people died in this week, the Indian government urgently checks Boeing 787 machines. This was announced by Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Saturday and added that the authorities examine all possible causes.
safety checks of the Boeing 787
The aviation regulator gave the Air India to carry out additional maintenance tests on their Boeing 787-8/9 aircraft with GENX engines. This includes the evaluation of certain starting parameters, tests of electronic engine control as well as checks in connection with the fuel for the engines.
"We also gave the command to carry out an extended monitoring of the 787 machines. There are 34 machines in our Indian fleet," said Naidu in a press conference in New Delhi. "Eight have already been inspected, and with immediate urgency everyone else is checked."
The effects of the crash
Air India runs 33 Boeing 787 and the rivalry airline Indigo one. However, the machines were not kept on the ground. Reuters announced a source on Friday that the Indian government is considering this measure. Naidu also emphasized that the government would examine all possible hypotheses about the causes of the crash.
The Air India and the Indian authorities dealt with various aspects of the crash, including questions about the thrust of the engine, the flaps and the fact that the chassis remained open at the start and the aircraft was in contact with the floor during descent. In the world's worst flight accident in a decade, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people was on board on the way to the British Airport Gatwick when she lost height shortly after starting and fell into buildings in a fireball.
identification procedure for the victims
At least 270 corpses were recovered at the crash location, said Dhaval Gameti, President of the Junior Doctors Association on B.J. Medical College, with. Only from the 242 passenger and survived, while others survived, while others died when the plane met the hostel of the medical university.
The shock for family members
The incident has thrown a shadow on the Air India that has been fighting for years to restore its reputation and modernize its fleet since Tata Group 2022 took over the airline from the Indian government. The chairman of Tata said on Friday that the group wanted to understand what happened, but "we don't know at the moment."
Naidu announced that a government committee will examine the crash and present a report within three months. "We will improve everything necessary to increase security," he said in the press conference and rejected questions from journalists.
The waiting time for the relatives
Dutzen concerned family members waited in front of a hospital in Ahmedabad to pick up the corpses of their relatives, who had died in the crash, while doctors were overtime to collect dental samples from the deceased to carry out identification tests and DNA profilings.
rafiq Abdul Hafiz Memon, who lost four relatives in the incident, stated that the authorities do not receive any answers and be very worried. "We have lost our children ... We don't understand anything. Please help us get information about our children. Tell us when you will release the corpse," asked Memon.
Another father was angry that he could not get his son's body, Harshad Patel. He was informed by the authorities that the DNA profile would take 72 hours. "The authorities try to help, but our patience disappears," he said. Most corpses in the crash were very burned, and the authorities use dental samples to carry out identification tests.
Jaishankar Pillai, a forensic dentist, told reporters that they had the dental data of 135 burned victims that can be compared by references to previous tooth writings, X -rays or other records.
It becomes increasingly difficult for the doctors because the aircraft is a host building of the B.J. Medical College met in which many of the deceased have to be identified. "Most of us fight with our emotions and are mentally stressed because of the loss of friends and colleagues," said a doctor who wanted to remain anonymous. "The loss of so many colleagues and friends in this incident is difficult to process."