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Air India directed to carry out Boeing 787 safety checks as families reunited with victims Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe on Thursday declared a State of Emergency and activated the Missouri National Guard in anticipation of protests across the state. They thought he was doing a different kind of "cruising."
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ABP News on MSNAhmedabad Plane Crash: Air India Offers Refunds Amid Boeing 787 Checks; BJMC Hostels Evacuated For ProbeFollowing the Air India crash in Ahmedabad that damaged BJ Medical College hostels, 159 students were relocated for investigation. 270 bodies were recovered, with DNA identification underway.
India's government has set up a high-level committee which intends to disclose findings within three months on the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad. While the 12 June crash is being probed by the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau,
Air India said it has completed such safety checks on nine of its Boeing 787 aircraft and is in process to complete it for the remaining 24 planes.
An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing most of the 242 people on board. The government has now ordered heightened surveillance of all Boeing 787 aircraft operating in India.
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An early focus of the probe includes a possible loss or reduction of thrust.
The investigation into Air India flight 171 crash opens up questions into the many concerns surrounding Boeing's 787.
The head of Air France-KLM voiced confidence in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner as he expressed condolences to Air India and those affected by the deadly crash of a London-bound passenger jet in Ahmedabad on Thursday.