Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Director General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai will chair a virtual meeting with Air India and Air India Express on Tuesday, five days after the Air India plane crash that rattled the nation. The DGCA, which is India's civil aviation regulator, however did not specify when this meeting will be held.

At least four separate flights encountered technical issues or emergencies within days of the Ahmedabad Air India crash, forcing sudden flight diversions and raising fresh concerns.

Boeing is forecasting strong growth in aviation despite recent crash, with demand for 43,600 new planes by 2044.

On June 12, an Air India Boeing 787 crashed near Ahmedabad, killing 241 people, including five medical students in a hostel. The tragedy ignited a major fire and prompted an investigation by the DGCA,

A high-level multi-disciplinary committee formed by the Centre to investigate the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash will submit its report within three months, Union Minister Murlidhar Mohol said on Tuesday (June 17, 2025)

Sabharwal was piloting the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner when it crashed. He, along with 240 other passengers, was killed in the crash on June 12

The Air India plane crash resulted in one of the deadliest aircraft crashes in the world, claiming the lives of 241 souls on board and many others on the ground, with only one survivor successfully walking out of the accident scene.