Following the crash of Air India (AI, Delhi International) B787-8 VT-ANB (msn 36279) operating from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick on June 12, authorities in India and Japan have ordered safety inspections of the type's engines and airframes under their respective jurisdictions.

India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered a comprehensive safety inspection of Air India’s entire B787-8 and B787-9 fleet. The airline now operates twenty-six of the former and seven of the latter. It is the only carrier in the country flying the B787 family.

Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has instructed ANA - All Nippon Airways, JAL - Japan Airlines, AirJapan, and ZIPAIR to inspect the engines and airframes of their B787s. ch-aviation database shows Japan has 141 B787s between those four carriers.

In a press conference, transport minister Hiromasa Nakano pledged that Japan could take further safety measures as more details emerge from the investigation.

US officials, meanwhile, said there were no reasons to ground the type at this stage. However, the US government "will not hesitate to implement any safety recommendations that may arise. We will follow the facts and put safety first," said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

So far, no official confirmation or theories about the causes of the June 12 crash have been released.