6 h. ago Air India crew 'absolutely' cause of horror crash that killed 260, claims expert

An aviation expert has claimed the pilots of the doomed Air India Flight 171 could have 'absolutely' been behind the tragic crash that killed 260 people last month

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10 h. ago Air India crash pilot's mistake revealed in report 'couldn't have been accident'

An aviation expert said the alleged fatal error made moments before tragic Air India Flight 171 crashed would not have been an easy one to make due to fuel switch design

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13 h. ago Did pilot DELIBERATELY crash Air India plane? Flight safety expert says new investigator revelations mean action by crew was 'absolutely' cause of disaster that killed 241

One of India's leading aviation experts, Captain Mohan Ranganathan, believes the tragic Air India crash, which claimed the lives of 241 passengers, was caused by the crews 'deliberate' actions.

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16 h. ago ‘Why did he cut off?’: what the report on the Air India Flight 171 crash found

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...

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18 h. ago Air India flight saw fuel switches turned off before tragic crash, report claims

On June 12, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff, marking one of the deadliest accidents involving British nationals

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19 h. ago Air India crash report: Simon Calder explains how flight was ‘doomed’ without sufficient power

The Independent’s Simon Calder takes a closer look at the preliminary report into last month’s Air India crash.

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22 h. ago Air India crash updates: Pilot denies cutting fuel as preliminary report finds fuel switches were cut off before plane went down

The London Gatwick-bound Air India flight from Ahmedabad resulted in 241 people on board killed

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23 h. ago Air India plane crash report reveals pilots' chilling exchange moments before impact

The Air India flight crashed on June 12 and killed at least 260 people

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26 h. ago Air India crash report updates: Fuel switches were cut off before plane went down, preliminary findings say

The London Gatwick-bound Air India flight from Ahmedabad resulted in 241 people on board killed

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29 h. ago Air India crash report updates: Preliminary findings say fuel switches were cut off before plane went down

The London Gatwick-bound Air India flight from Ahmedabad resulted in 241 people on board killed

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30 h. ago Air India flight ‘was doomed’ without sufficient power, says travel expert Simon Calder

After studying the preliminary report on the Air India crash, The Independent’s travel correspondent Simon Calder picks out three elements of the 32-second flight

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31 h. ago Air India crash report updates: Preliminary findings say fuel switch was cut off before plane went down

The London Gatwick-bound Air India flight from Ahmedabad killed 241 people on board

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34 h. ago Air India crash pilots may have made 'fatal error' seconds after take off, investigators claim

The Gatwick-bound Air India flight killed 260 people last month and now crash investigators have made claims as they probe what happened in Ahmedabad on the doomed plane

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7 d. ago Air India pilot rushed to hospital after collapsing moments before flight

The pilot had been due to carry out a flight from Bengaluru to New Delhi when they appeared to suffer a medical emergency, leading to another pilot having to step in

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1 week ago Air India jet plunged 900ft during flight just two days after disaster crash

An Air India plane plunged 900ft during its flight just two days after the disaster crash that killed 241 people onboard and dozens more on the ground, the airline has revealed. 

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1 week ago Air India flight plunged 900ft after takeoff in terrifying mid

Two pilots have been grounded following the worrying incident which came a matter of days after the doomed Air India flight to London Gatwick crashed after take off

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1 week ago Pilots grounded after another Air India flight struggles during takeoff hours after Ahmedabad crash

Pilots’ post-flight report failed to mention critical stall and ‘don’t sink’ warnings, official says

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1 week ago Air India investigators probing whether fatal flight that crashed killing 260 was 'sabotaged'

There has previously been speculation of potential sabotage, but this is the first time officials have formally acknowledged they are looking into it.

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2 w. ago Expert details Air India plane's 'problem' she believes led to horror crash

Air India flight AI171 crashed earlier this month - killing all but one of the 242 people onboard - but Natarajan Chandrasekaran, chairman of the airline, defended the plane's "clean" engines

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2 w. ago Multiple passengers and crew fall ill on Air India flight from London

Five passengers and two crew members said they were experiencing symptoms such as dizziness and nausea

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