2 h. ago How to survive a plane crash after Air India miracle of seat 11A – according to experts

Airlines have reported a surge in demand for seat 11A after the recent Air India disaster - but what can you really do to boost your chance of surviving a plane crash?

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5 h. ago Faces of the innocent lives wiped out in an instant: The British victims of Air India plane crash

Relations of the 53 Britons on board have paid tribute to the nurses, teachers, lovers, parents, children and friends whose lives were tragically cut short last week.

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6 h. ago Air India plane crash had recently been fitted with a new engine, airline chairman reveals

The Air India plane that crashed and killed at least 270 people last week had one of its engines recently replaced, the airline's chairman has revealed. 

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7 h. ago All Air India crash victims as families still not reunited with loved ones' bodies

A week on from the catastrophic Air India plane crash, the families of some UK victims are still waiting for answers about when their loved ones will be returned to them

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11 h. ago Air India crash latest: Airline says one engine on plane was new as damaged black box to be sent to US for analysis

Indian aviation regulator finds no major safety flaws in Air India Dreamliners but flags maintenance and coordination issues

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12 h. ago Air India crash latest: Black box to be sent to US for analysis after suffering ‘heavy damage’

Indian aviation regulator finds no major safety flaws in Air India Dreamliners but flags maintenance and coordination issues

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12 h. ago Air India plane crash Brit says he is wracked with guilt that he survived

Brit Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who was sitting in seat 11A, said it was a 'miracle' he survived last Thursday's disaster that killed 279 people.

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15 h. ago Air India crash latest: More than 200 victims identified as investigators focus on narrowing down cause

Indian aviation regulator finds no major safety flaws in Air India Dreamliners but flags maintenance and coordination issues

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23 h. ago Sole survivor from Air India plane crash says it is a 'miracle' he survived

He said that he feels "terrible" that he couldn't save his brother, who was also on the flight

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24 h. ago It is a miracle, says lone survivor of Air India plane crash

The Air India aircraft struck a medical college hostel in a residential part of Ahmedabad last week, killing 241 of the 242 people on board.

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26 h. ago Air India crash survivor attends brother’s funeral as investigators examine plane’s emergency systems

As funerals are carried out and bodies are identified, new questions have arisen about the plane’s engines 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, days after they plummeted into the ground shortly after takeoff.With bandages still on his face and arm, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, who was discharged from hospital on Tuesday, broke into sobs and was consoled by relatives. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Air India survivor carries brother’s coffin amid questions over plane’s emergency systems

Investigators reportedly examining whether ‘last resort’ ram air turbine functioned after takeoff The 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, days after they plummeted into the ground shortly after takeoff.With bandages still on his face and arm, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, who was discharged from hospital on Tuesday, broke into sobs and was consoled by relatives. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Air India crash survivor will 'always feel guilty' for not swapping seat with brother

Brit Vishwash Ramesh, feeling significant survivor's guilt following his survival of the Air India plane crash said he believes he could have saved his brother's life

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32 h. ago Did Air India crash plane's engines fail during takeoff? Investigators believe emergency power system 'was likely active'

Preliminary finding of the probe into the crash involving Boeing Dreamliner 787 points towards problems with the plane’s engines during takeoff

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33 h. ago Air India cancels at least EIGHT international Boeing Dreamliner flights just days after crash that killed 270 people

The firm's Gatwick-bound plane carrying 242 passengers, including 53 UK nationals, crashed just moments after take-off from Ahmedabad Airport in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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33 h. ago Did Air India crash plane's engines fail during takeoff? Investigators probe theory emergency power system 'was likely active'

Preliminary finding of the probe into the crash involving Boeing Dreamliner 787 points towards problems with the plane’s engines during takeoff

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35 h. ago Breakthrough in Air India plane crash probe as investigators reveal doomed flight could have been running on emergency power supply when 'both engines failed' during takeoff

Investigators are looking into whether the doomed Air India flight had an emergency-power generator operating when it crashed last week. 

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35 h. ago Air India crash latest: Investigators find emergency power likely came on before crash as 66 Dreamliner flights cancelled

Indian aviation regulator finds no major safety flaws in Air India Dreamliners but flags maintenance and coordination issues

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37 h. ago Should we worry about flying? Simon Calder answers your air travel safety questions after Air India plane crash

If you're worried about flying after recent air disasters, Simon Calder is here to answer your questions and explain what the latest incidents mean for air travel safety

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37 h. ago Air India crash latest: 66 Boeing Dreamliner flights cancelled since tragedy that killed 270

Indian aviation regulator finds no major safety flaws in Air India Dreamliners but flags maintenance and coordination issues

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