2 h. ago Air India plane crash latest: Black box recovered from Dreamliner wreckage as grieving families demand answers

Families demand answers after worst air crash in a decade kills 241

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4 h. ago ‘How to find out if I'm flying on a Dreamliner as Boeing safety record scrutinised'

A London-bound Air India plane carrying more than 240 people crashed shortly after takeoff Thursday. The plane in question was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which was the subject of recent whistleblowing claims

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18 h. ago ‘It all happened so quickly’: how the Air India plane crash unfolded

Witnesses at a hospital near the impact site described parts of the plane landing on a canteen building as 200 people ate insideAt 9.48am on Thursday, Air India flight 423 took off from New Delhi bound for Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat state, 600 miles south-west. It was an entirely normal day – although hotter than usual for the time of year in north India – and an entirely normal flight, except for the fact that the plane, an 11-year-old Boeing Dreamliner, landed 20 minutes early.After more than two hours on the tarmac parked at Terminal 2 of the sprawling Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport, captain Sumeet Sabharwal, an experienced pilot, taxied on to the single runway and prepared for takeoff. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Expert says one fatal error could have caused Air India crash

An aviation expert has weighed in on the cause of the Air India plane crash after reviewing footage of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner tragically plummeting from the sky

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24 h. ago Police say 'no survivors' in Air India plane crash after 787 Dreamliner comes down moments after taking off

The plane with 242 people on board was bound for London's Gatwick Airport

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25 h. ago First crash of Boeing’s 787 model comes weeks after $1.1bn 737 Max payout

Air India tragedy comes after firm agreed US justice department payment to avoid prosecution over 2018 and 2019 crashesAir India plane crash – latest updatesThe Air India tragedy in Ahmedabad is the first time a Boeing 787 Dreamliner has crashed since the plane’s introduction in 2011.While airlines using the Boeing plane have had widespread problems with engines on the 787 – resulting in many having to ground planes and reduce flights – its safety record in service has so far been good. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Air India plane crash first time a Boeing 787 Dreamliner has come down

The Gatwick-bound plane, carrying 242 people, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday morning

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25 h. ago Air India plane crash: Signal was lost with Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet 'seconds after take

The Air India flight AI171 lost contact with air traffic controllers "less than a minute" after takeoff

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25 h. ago Dreamliner planes had clean safety record until Ahmedabad crash

The aircraft type, which entered service in 2011, is described by Boeing as ‘the bestselling passenger widebody of all time’.

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26 h. ago Air India plane crash: All we know as Boeing Dreamliner 787 carrying 242 people crashes in Ahmedabad

Air India flight 171 was heading to Gatwick Airport before crashing in Ahmedabad

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