DGCA finds no major safety concerns in Air India's B787 fleet after checks on 26 of 33 aircraft, but urges improvements in maintenance coordination and spare part availability

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As per flight tracking data, at least nine Air India flights that were to be operated using the Boeing 787 aircraft have been cancelled so far on Tuesday.

The aircraft struck a medical college hostel in a residential part of Ahmedabad, killing 241 of the 242 people on board.

The deadly crash of an Air India flight carrying more than 240 passengers and crew members last week came after years of efforts to turn around the