New Delhi, June 14 -- Following an order from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in light of the fateful Ahmedabad plane crash, Air India on Saturday announced it was in the process of conducting one-time safety check on its Boeing 787 fleet.

"Air India is in the process of completing the one-time safety checks directed by the Indian aviation regulator, DGCA. These checks are being carried out on the Boeing 787 fleet as they return to India, before being cleared for their next operations," an Air India spokesperson said on Saturday, two days after the fateful plane crash killed at least 270 people and injured many others on ground.

The airline further said it has completed such safety checks on nine of its Boeing 787 aircraft and...