79 m. 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

Transport

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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3 w. ago Air India releases new details about two engines on doomed London flight

Air India releases new details about two engines on doomed London flight  New York Post

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3 w. 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. 

Events

3 w. ago Ryanair made chilling 'prediction' about doomed Air India AI

The advert shows a man celebrating while text reads 'POV you accidentally book seat 11A' –social media users were quick to point out the similarities between the Air India disaster

Politics

3 w. ago Family bids emotional goodbye to pilot of doomed Air India plane: ‘He tried his best’

Captain Sabharwal has been hailed a ‘hero’ by locals for diverting his falling plane away from a densely-populated residential area

Society

3 w. ago Air India plane crash investigators probe whether doomed jet was OVERLOADED and examine training records of pilots as black boxes found in Ahmedabad wreckage reveal crucial new details

Authorities investigating the deadly Air India crash that killed at least 279 are studying the black boxes of the plane, and are looking at whether it was overloaded and if the pilots were properly trained. 

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3 w. ago Brit dad meant to be in miracle seat 11A on doomed Air India flight cheated death

Owen Jackson, 31, from Essex, was booked onto the same Air India route on Saturday which would have been the same aircraft as the one which crashed, killing all but one of the 242 people onboard

Society

3 w. ago British father had been booked on doomed Air India plane but changed flights

Businessman Owen Jackson was scheduled to jet back to UK on flight that crashed killing 241 on board but ended up extending business trip

Politics

3 w. ago British father was booked on doomed Air India plane but had to change flights

Businessman Owen Jackson was scheduled to jet back to UK on flight that crashed killing 241 on board but ended up extending business trip

Politics

3 w. ago Doomed Air India flight 'lost power' before crash says pilot as he reveals 'cause'

New bombshell high quality footage of the Air India flight has led one expert to say that the plane lost power just before the crash killed 241 passengers and ploughed into a residential area

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3 w. ago The SECOND miracle of Seat 11A! British father was also due to fly on doomed Air India plane but had to change flights... and was booked on the same lucky seat as crash survivor

On Thursday, Flight AI171 crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad Airport in Gujarat, leaving just one survivor from 242 on board, including 53 Britons.

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3 w. ago Brit dad's chilling Air India realisation as he was set to fly on doomed plane

Owen Jackson, 31, from Essex, was due to fly back to the UK on the doomed Air India flight which crashed killing all but one on board - and even more chillingly was seated in the same spot as the lone survivor

Politics

3 w. ago New video of doomed Air India flight 'shows Boeing 787 did lose power' just before crash killed 241 passengers and ploughed into residential area

Commercial airline pilot Steve Schreiber, who analyses plane crashes and close calls, said a new clearer video shows the doomed flight suffered a 'dual engine failure'.

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3 w. ago Air India crash victim's tragic final words on call from doomed flight to UK

Ramesh Patel was one of 53 Brits on the Gatwick Airport-bound Air India flight when the aircraft crashed just moments after take-off in Ahmedabad.

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3 w. ago Air India crash victim's tragic five words on call from doomed flight to UK

Ramesh Patel was one of 53 Brits on the Gatwick Airport-bound Air India flight when the aircraft crashed just moments after take-off in Ahmedabad

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3 w. ago Air India crash: Last photo of newlywed Brit with mum before doomed flight

Brit Lawrence Daniel Christian, 26, took a heartbreaking final photo with his mum outside the airport before he boarded the doomed Air India flight that took his life

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3 w. ago This Gujarat Couple Cancelled June 6 London Plan, Booked Doomed Air India Flight

This Gujarat Couple Cancelled June 6 London Plan, Booked Doomed Air India Flight  News18

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3 w. ago UK student missed doomed Air India flight by minutes: ‘It’s a miracle’

The 28-year-old who lives in Bristol said she felt ‘totally numb’ after finding out the flight had crashed, killing 241 people

Society

3 w. ago NHS pays tribute to 'warm, smiling' doctor and family who perished in Air India crash

Dr Prateek Joshi was flying back to the UK with his wife Komi Vyas and their three children on the doomed Air India plane after they planned to settle down in the East Midlands

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