US EditionAir India crash: What to know about the first fatal Boeing Dreamliner tragedy
- An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating flight AI-171 crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad on June 12, killing more than 240 people and injuring multiple others.
- The crash occurred minutes after departure due to unknown causes, with the pilot issuing a Mayday distress call before losing communication, prompting formal investigations by Indian and international authorities.
- The aircraft carried 230 passengers and 12 crew members, including one British survivor now hospitalized, and crashed into a medical college hostel in Ahmedabad during lunch hour.
- Authorities recovered one black box flight recorder amid the wreckage, while a high-level multi-disciplinary committee has been formed, and the Tata Group pledged 1 crore rupees compensation to each victim's family.
- The incident triggered extensive rescue efforts, DNA sample requests for identification, share price falls of Boeing, and international cooperation supporting affected families, marking India's deadliest aviation disaster in a decade.
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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.
The fall of an Air India plane, which took place on the morning of Thursday 12 June in Ahmedabad, India, caused the death of 241 people.The aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, had as its final destination the city of London.The accident occurred shortly after the take-off, when the plane lost altitude and crashed near the airport, impacting at least one building.The flight, identified as AI171, carried 230 passengers and 12 crew members.First f…
"There were bodies everywhere" on Air India's Boeing 787 crash site, says Bharat Solanki Friday.
A tragic incident struck down the plane world this Friday, with the deployment of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner from India shortly after landing. The aircraft, destined for London, transported 242 people...
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