New Delhi, June 13 -- PM Modi visits crash site, meets lone survivor at hospital

The Union Government is considering grounding the Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 fleet, sources said today, a day after an Air India aircraft from this fleet crashed seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad Airport.

A comprehensive safety review of the American wide-body airliner is likely, sources added, with talks between Indian and US aviation agencies already underway. "A decision will be taken based on the findings of crash probe," a source said.

Yesterday, Air India Flight AI-171, a London-bound Boeing Dreamliner 787-8, crashed shortly after departing from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Of 242 passengers and crew on board, only one survived. ...