PARIS, June 13 (Reuters) - The head of Air France-KLM

voiced confidence in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

as he expressed condolences to Air India and those affected by

the deadly crash of a London-bound passenger jet in Ahmedabad on

Thursday.

"We still have confidence in the airplane; we have 34 787s

in the KLM fleet," Ben Smith, CEO of the Franco-Dutch airline

group, told the Paris Air Forum conference on Friday, noting

that the tragic accident is under investigation.

Speaking at the same event, Airbus CEO Guillaume

Faury also expressed condolences to families of victims of the

crash, the worst aviation disaster in a decade.

India's air accident agency is investigating the cause of

the crash which killed more than 240 people and safety experts

have cautioned it is too early to speculate on the causes.

India's aviation regulator on Friday directed Air India to

carry out safety inspections on its Boeing 787-8/9 fleet, an

order showed on Friday.