The government of Turkey has strongly refuted claims circulating online that Turkish Technic, the country’s leading aircraft maintenance company, had carried out maintenance work on the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed after take-off from Ahmedabad airport on June 12. In an official statement, Turkish authorities clarified that the reports were “false” and “unfounded”, adding that Turkish Technic has never conducted any maintenance on the specific type of aircraft involved in the incident. “The claim that the maintenance of the Boeing 787-8 passenger aircraft was carried out by Turkish Technic following the crash of an Air India passenger aircraft during take-off is false,” the statement read.
Ahmedabad plane crash: Turkey denies involvement in maintenance of Air India Boeing 787, issues clarification
