5 h. ago What is a ‘black box’ and what can it tell us about the Air India plane crash

A preliminary report into the Air India disaster has been released based on the data recovered from the plane’s black boxes

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7 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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8 h. ago Revealed: Air India pilots' final words to each other before crash that killed 241

The final words shared by the pilots of the Air India crash, which tragically claimed the lives of 241 passengers on June 12, have been revealed, and it may hold a vital clue.

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8 h. ago Air India crash updates: Victims’ families stunned after report says fuel switches cut off before plane went down

London Gatwick-bound flight came down in Ahmedabad last month killing total of 260 people

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10 h. ago Revealed: Air India pilots' final words to each other before crash that killed 241 people on board

The final words shared by the pilots of the Air India crash, which tragically claimed the lives of 241 passengers on June 12, have been revealed, and it may hold a vital clue.

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11 h. ago Air India crash report reveals chilling cockpit exchange before plane hit ground

The official report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people has been released - and it includes a chilling exchange which took place in the cockpit seconds before the doomed flight went down

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13 h. ago Air India speak out after report claims 'fatal error' caused crash which killed 260 people

More than a month after the deadly crash that killed 260 people, Air India has spoken after a preliminary report claimed a 'fatal error' from the pilots may have been responsible

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14 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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19 h. ago Confusion between pilots in Air India cockpit revealed by preliminary report into crash that killed 241 people on board

A preliminary report by Indian aviation accident investigators released on Friday evening said analysis of the Air India crash showed that pilot error seems the likeliest cause at this stage.

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20 h. ago 'Why’d you cut off?' pilot asked as fuel switches shut down before Air India crash that killed 260

Initial findings into the crash involving London Gatwick-bound flight revealed two vital fuel switches were switched off

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22 h. ago Air India plane fuel switched off before crash that killed 260, preliminary report says

Initial findings into the crash involving a London Gatwick-bound flight revealed two vital fuel switches were switched off

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23 h. ago Engine fuel switches cut off before Air India crash that killed 260, preliminary report finds

Preliminary investigation into accident in Ahmedabad in June also contains details of pilots discussing the switchesA preliminary report by Indian aviation accident investigators said the fatal Air India crash that killed 260 people in Ahmedabad in June showed the plane engines’ fuel switches shifting from run to cutoff within seconds of each other.The report also contained information about the pilots discussing the switches. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Air India crash investigation focuses on pilots after finding no fault with plane so far

Investigation into the crash has so far not pointed to a problem with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the Wall Street Journal is reporting

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26 h. ago Air India plane crash pilots may have made 'fatal error' after take off in major update

The crash in India last month killed all but one of the 242 people onboard and investigators should release a preliminary report within a month of the accident under aviation guidelines

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26 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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1 week ago Air India crash survivor had one heartbreaking question when in hospital

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was the only survivor of the Air India plane crash which killed 260 people including his younger brother Ajay

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1 week ago Air India ‘sabotage’ theory investigated by Indian authorities after plane crash killed 270

Investigators have begun analysing the Boeing 787’s black boxes but say it will be months before they release their findings

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1 week ago Air India investigators are probing sabotage after crash killed 260 when 'both engines lost power' moments after take off

There were 53 Britons onboard the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that exploded shortly after taking off from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on June 12.

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1 week ago Air India investigators probing whether deadly plane crash was 'sabotage'

India's Minister of State for Civil Aviation said investigators are assessing whether the tragic Air India plane crash, which killed 260 people, might have been 'sabotage'

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1 week ago Air India investigators probing alarming explanation for deadly crash

India's Minister of State for Civil Aviation said investigators are assessing whether the tragic Air India plane crash, which killed 260 people, might have been 'sabotage'

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