カテゴリー: Air India Ahmedabad plane crash
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh describes his survival as ‘miracle’ but says his sibling’s death in disaster has left him brokenThe sole survivor of the Air India plane crash that killed 241 people in June has said it is a miracle he is still alive, but the deat…
Indian government has called for better oversight on safety at the legacy airline as regulators issue warningsJust three years ago, it looked as if the fortunes of Air India were finally looking up.After decades of being regarded as a floundering drain…
Amanda Donaghey provided DNA to officials in Ahmedabad but wrong remains were flown to the UKThe mother of one of the British victims of the Air India crash says her family is “heartbroken” after the wrong remains were sent home in his casket.Air India…
Victims’ remains misidentified and parts of more than one person ‘commingled’ in single casket, says lawyerBritish families grieving after the Air India disaster have discovered that the remains of their loved ones have been wrongly identified before r…
US report says investigators looking at actions of plane’s captain before plane crash that killed 260 peopleAir India has said it found “no issues” with the fuel switches on its other Boeing planes after the fatal crash that killed 260 people last mont…
Air India cautions investigation into Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash is in early stages as speculation about cause growsIndia’s aviation regulator has ordered the country’s airlines to examine fuel switches on Boeing aircraft, after a preliminary report o…
Relatives call for ‘honesty, transparency and an unwavering commitment to uncovering the full truth’Families of the Air India crash victims have said they are hoping for more answers from investigators after a report found the plane’s fuel switches wer…
Main points from the preliminary report on the 12 June crash in which 260 people diedA preliminary report from investigators looking at the Air India Flight 171 crash, which killed 260 people on 12 June, has been published. Continue reading…
Early investigation into accident in Ahmedabad in June also contains details of pilots discussing the switchesFuel to the engines of the Air India plane that crashed and killed 260 people last month appears to have cut off seconds after the flight took…
Investigators reportedly examining whether ‘last resort’ ram air turbine functioned after takeoffThe sole survivor of the Air India crash has helped carry his brother’s flower-heaped coffin to a crematorium in the western Indian coastal town of Diu, da…
Aviation journalist Jeff Wise on the crash of flight AI171, in which at least 270 people died, and how one passenger in seat 11A managed to surviveAir India flight AI171 took off from Ahmedabad airport on the afternoon of 12 June with 242 people on boa…
Flights involving Boeing Dreamliners cancelled on routes including London, Paris, Vienna and Dubai Air India has cancelled at least eight international flights operated by Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, the aircraft model involved in the crash last week tha…
Second black box from flight AI171 was found on Sunday, days after disaster in which at least 279 people diedBusiness live – latest updatesInvestigators are preparing to study the pilots’ last words for clues as to the cause of last week’s Air India pl…
In today’s newsletter: With just one survivor emerging from the wreckage, investigators work to uncover the causeGood morning. An Air India plane bound for London Gatwick took off from Ahmedabad, India, at 1.38pm local time last Thursday. On board we…
Gujarati communities in the capital gather to commemorate more than 270 victims who died in Ahmedabad air crashAs the late afternoon sun streamed into a small square behind the Indian High Commission in London on Sunday, a crowd of 200 people gathered …