- By Shubham Bajpai
- Tue, 17 Jun 2025 06:45 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked Air India to furnish training records of the pilots and dispatchers of the AI-171 that crashed on June 12, claiming over 270 lives by Monday, as per a report by Reuters.
The DGCA has asked for the records as part of the ongoing investigation into the crash. The DGCA said that the requests were part of a "regulatory" review of the plane crash, and also sought details of action taken following the watchdog's audits of Air India in the last few months.
The DGCA has also asked all flying schools to conduct training compliance checks. The DGCA also sought details of action taken following its audits of Air India in the last few months. On June 12, the Air India flight AI-171 flew from Ahmedabad Airport to London. Within seconds, it lost altitude and started plunging before finally crashing into the BJMC Hostel building.
The flight, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, had 242 people onboard, along with crew. All of them died except for one miraculous escape of a passenger seated at 11A, next to the emergency exit. 30 people on the ground were
The incident triggered regulatory concerns around the Boeing Dreamliner and flight safety concerns. The plane was being flown by Sumeet Sabharwal, who had a flying experience of 8,200 hours and was also an Air India instructor. He was the commanding pilot of flight AI171.
His co-pilot was Clive Kunder, who had 1,100 hours of experience. Sabharwal's funeral took place in Mumbai on Tuesday.After the fatal crash, the government has ordered a probe by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.