India, June 14 -- Eight out of the total 34 B787 fleet have already been inspected, civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said on Saturday while addressing the media on the Air India flight that crashed on Thursday.

"As per extended surveillance ordered by the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) on Friday, eight of the total 34 B787 have already been inspected," Naidu said.

The minister did not elaborate on the findings of the surveillance. However, people familiar with the matter said that there were no issues found in the eight inspected 787s.

Naidu also said that the black box was recovered at around 5pm on Friday. People familiar with the matter said that it's the flight data recorder (FDR) of the black box that was foun...