5 d. 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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2 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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2 w. ago Hero Air India plane crash pilot 'saved dozens of people's lives by diverting jet at the last second'

Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, a pilot with more than 8,200 hours in the cockpit, was at the controls when his Boeing 787 Dreamliner lost thrust seconds after lifting off from Ahmedabad airport

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3 w. ago Heartbreaking final picture of newlywed bride flying to London to see her husband for the first time since their wedding before tragedy struck

Khushboo Rajpurohit, 21, was on board the London Gatwick-bound aircraft when it crashed moments after take-off from Ahmedabad Airport in the northwestern Indian city of Gujarat this morning.

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3 w. ago Did faulty wing flaps cause Air India crash? How 787 jet 'made FOUR emergency landings in last month because of problems with flaps and landing gear'

Investigations are being stepped up following yesterday's tragedy that killed hundreds of people aboard the London Gatwick-bound aircraft.

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3 w. ago British Air India plane crash survivor describes how the jet split in two and he was 'ejected' before it exploded, killing two air hostesses 'before my eyes'

Briton Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, miraculously survived the plane disaster, which killed all but one 242 passengers and crew on-board in in the northwestern Indian city of Ahmedabad.

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3 w. ago 'I am thankful to God': Woman tells how she missed doomed Air India jet by 10 minutes because of bad traffic

A woman's stroke of fate spared her from boarding the ill-fated Air India jet, delayed by just 10 minutes due to heavy traffic

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3 w. ago British Air India plane crash survivor describes how the jet split in two and he was 'ejected' before it exploded

Briton Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, miraculously survived the plane disaster, which killed all but one 242 passengers and crew on-board in in the northwestern Indian city of Ahmedabad.

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3 w. ago Indian bride heading to Britain to meet her husband for the first time since their wedding was among those on doomed Air India jet

Khushboo Rajpurohit, 21, was on board the London Gatwick-bound aircraft when it crashed moments after take-off from Ahmedabad Airport in the northwestern Indian city of Gujarat this morning.

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3 w. ago Hero pilots' desperate bid to save doomed passengers on Air India flight

Footage of the Air India passenger jet shows one major sign the two pilots did everything they could to save the plane from crashing, according to an aviation expert

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3 w. ago Passenger's chilling video 'shows 'nothing working' from air con to TV screens on doomed Air India jet hours before Gatwick

After news of the horror crash emerged, Akash Vatsa shared videos which he said showed in-flight facilities not working during the jet's previous journey.

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3 w. ago Terrifying new footage shows Air India jet take off then fall from the sky seconds later as it seems to lose power... before exploding in deadly fireball

In the newly surfaced clip, the Gatwick-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner is seen accelerating down the runway before pitching upwards and taking flight.

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3 w. ago Miracle escape of 'seat 11A' as British SURVIVOR is seen WALKING AWAY from Air India crash jet on local TV, after police said they feared all 244 on board Gatwick

Authorities had said earlier they believed there were no survivors on the Gatwick-bound flight that crashed in Gujarat carrying 242 passengers, including 53 Britons.

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3 w. ago All the possible causes of Air India tragedy: From mechanical failure to pilot error

Amid intense speculation as to the cause, experts have unpacked the leading theories as to what brought the plane down.

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Air India crash confirmed death toll as 'famous politician on board' tragic flight

An Air India jet bound for London's Gatwick airport has crashed into a residential area in India shortly after take off with 242 passengers on board the aircraft

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3 w. ago Air India crash flight had 53 Brits on board with 242 passengers in total

The Air India flight was departing from Ahmedabad airport with 242 people onboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft and was on its way to London Gatwick

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3 w. ago Air India crash LIVE: Fireball as jet carrying 244 hits medical facility with 53 Brits onboard

Air India Flight AI171 took off from the northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state on its way to Gatwick airport with horror footage of it bursting into flames, with 53 Brits thought to be onboard

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3 w. ago Air India crash LIVE: Jet with 53 Brits hits med facility leaving 110 dead

Air India Flight AI171 took off from the northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state on its way to Gatwick airport with horror footage of it bursting into flames, with 53 Brits thought to be onboard

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3 w. ago Air India plane crash: Jet to London with 242 on board explodes in huge smoke cloud after takeoff

Air India plane crash: Jet to London with 242 on board explodes in huge smoke cloud after takeoff  The Mirror US

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