3 h. ago Air India crash: What will UK investigators search for as they probe disaster?

British aviation experts are in Ahmedabad to assist with investigations after Air India Flight 171 crashed into a medical school on Thursday, exploding into a fireball and killing at least 270

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9 h. ago Air India captain sent mayday less than minute before crash, say authorities

Aviation ministry says Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner reached height of 650ft before rapidly descending and hitting ground 2km from airport“Mayday, mayday,” was the final radio message sent by the pilot of the Air India 171 flight bound for London, moments before it crashed to the ground, killing more than 270 people.In a briefing by India’s aviation authorities on Saturday, authorities confirmed that Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was piloting the flight, sent a distress call to air traffic control less a minute after it took off from Ahmedabad airport at 1:39pm on Thursday. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Two children orphaned as dad dies in Air India crash after scattering mum's ashes

Father-of-two Arjun Patolia was returning to London after scattering his late wife’s ashes. He was tragically confirmed among the 241 victims of the doomed Air India Flight 171.

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26 h. ago Do 'miracle seats' whose occupants can survive a plane crash exist? Experts reveal all after Air India's sole survivor escaped from 11A

A British man sitting in seat 11A survived the fatal Air India Flight 171 to the awes of the world as many said it was an un-survivable flight. Now, experts reveal if miracle seats actually exist.

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27 h. ago Two children orphaned after Air India plane crash kills dad scattering mum's ashes

Father-of-two Arjun Patolia was on his way back to London after scattering the ashes of his late wife - but was tragically confirmed as one of the 241 victims who perished on the doomed Air India flight 171

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28 h. ago Harrowing tales behind Air India plane crash include 'surprise trip' and wife's final wish

The harrowing tales behind doomed Air India flight 171 saw happiness wiped out in an instant - 241 of the 242 people on board tragically died

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30 h. ago Air India captain's dad reveals tragic promise son made a week before plane crash

The father of captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was the main pilot on the doomed Air India Flight 171, revealed the promise his son made to him just a week before the deadly crash

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31 h. ago Aviation experts have their say on whether seat 11A is the safest on a plane

Sat in seat 11A, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was the miraculous sole survivor of the Air India flight 171 crash

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32 h. ago This Morning aviation experts say 'every incident it gets safer' after Air India tragedy

After the tragic Air India Flight 171 crash killed over 200 people, aviation experts are reassuring viewers on This Morning that aviation is still one of the safest ways to travel

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33 h. ago Unanswered questions on Air India plane crash survivor from seat riddle to crazy escape

As families across the world grieve in the aftermath of yesterday's Air India Flight 171, the question of how solve survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh walked away with his life continues to perplex

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34 h. ago This Morning pay tribute to guest who died in Air India crash

This Morning has paid emotional tribute to a guest who died on Air India flight 171.

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34 h. ago Two Air India Flight 171 cabin crew members who died on doomed flight pictured

Two female cabin crew members who died in the horror Air India Flight 171 crash have been pictured for the first time - all 12 crew members on the doomed plane were tragically killed

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34 h. ago Air India victim, 4, mourned as her friend 'keeps asking when she'll come home'

Akeel Nanabawa, his wife Hanaa Vorajee and daughter Sara were tragically killed onboard the Air India flight 171 - a close friend of the family has revealed that little Sara was just about to turn five

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34 h. ago Air India crash survivor 'watched air hostesses and passengers die' before him

British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, is the only survivor of the Air India Flight 171, which crashed in Gujarat on Thursday.

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35 h. ago ‘I saw people dying in front of my eyes’: British survivor of Air India flight 171 on his escape – latest updates

Narendra Modi visits crash site where hundreds died in Ahmedabad and meets Briton who was sole survivorRescue teams with sniffer dogs comb site of deadly crashThe Air India flight 171 crash – a visual guideHere are a couple of images coming in via the newswires:Gatwick airport posted on X that it could confirm the Air India flight AI171, which had been due to arrive at 6.25pm in London, had crashed on departure from Ahmedabad airport. It added that more information would follow. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Indian PM visits British lone survivor of Air India crash in hospital

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited the sole survivor of the devastating Air India flight 171 crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

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37 h. ago Air India plane crash: Experts give six reasons why Flight 171 may have crashed after take

More than 240 people were killed in after a Gatwick Airport-bound plane crashed in India

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37 h. ago Air India Flight 171: Everything we know as passenger plane destined for London Gatwick crashes

The Air India plane bound for London crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad, killing all but one of the 242 people on board. Here's what we know so far...

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38 h. ago One of two black boxes reportedly found in Air India crash that killed more than 260 people – latest updates

Narendra Modi visits crash sit where hundreds died in Ahmedabad; one man miraculously survives plane crashFull report: Briton is sole survivor of Air India plane crash that killed more than 260What we know so far about the Air India flight 171 crash – a visual guideHere are a couple of images coming in via the newswires:Gatwick airport posted on X that it could confirm the Air India flight AI171, which had been due to arrive at 6.25pm in London, had crashed on departure from Ahmedabad airport. It added that more information would follow. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Tragic final selfie of family on Air India flight moments before fatal crash in Ahmedabad

A family, who were excited to fly to London to visit their son, shared a happy photo of themselves on board the doomed Air India Flight 171 just minutes before it crashed

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