US EditionAir India crash: What to know about the first fatal Boeing Dreamliner tragedy
- On June 12, 2025, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, hitting a medical college hostel.
- The aircraft made a Mayday distress call indicating an emergency but lost communication seconds after, and the crash caused over 240 deaths including victims on the ground.
- Emergency responders recovered one black box and a digital video recorder from the wreckage, while investigators continue searching for the second black box and examining debris.
- Air India confirmed 241 fatalities with a sole British survivor hospitalized, and Tata Group pledged one crore rupees compensation for families of each deceased victim.
- A formal investigation is underway with U.S. and U.K. cooperation, while DNA samples are being collected to identify victims and a multi-disciplinary committee will examine the crash details.
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Investigations into the causes of the Air India plane crash on Thursday, June 12, continue.However, some videos have already been released that could give clues as to what led to the aircraft crash shortly after its departure from an airport in the city of Ahmedabad, located in western India.The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was aimed at reaching London and carrying a total of 242 people on board.Most of them died.Only one survivor, a man of British nat…
More than 240 people died when a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft crashed in Ahmedabad, India, shortly after take-off. The disaster is still puzzling. What is known so far.
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