75 m. 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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2 h. 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

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2 h. ago The questions behind the Air India plane crash: What caused it and what happens next?

British man sole survivor from Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 people

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2 h. ago Family of Air India crash victims speak of their ‘tremendous’ loss

The family of a couple who died with their daughter in the Air India plane crash say they will be missed “tremendously”.

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3 h. ago UK investigators arrive in India as tributes pour in for plane crash victims

Air India confirmed 241 of the 242 people on board the plane were killed when it crashed and struck a medical college in Ahmedabad.

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3 h. ago Air India crash latest: Death toll rises to 270 as grieving families wait for bodies of loved ones

Grieving family members wait outside Ahmedabad hospital to collect bodies of loved ones killed in the Gatwick-bound flight disaster

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3 h. ago King Charles III to mark Air India tragedy with moment of silence during annual birthday parade

King Charles III and other members of the royal family will wear black armbands during his annual birthday parade Saturday as the monarch commemorates those who died in this week’s Air India plane crash

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3 h. ago Centre opened to help British nationals following India Air plane crash

The hub has been set up at a hotel near the airport

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3 h. ago Air India plane crash: Parents flew to surprise daughter in London. She got news of their death | Latest News India

Air India plane crash: Parents flew to surprise daughter in London. She got news of their death | Latest News India - Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

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4 h. ago Air India plane crash latest: British investigators arrive to help find cause of disaster as death toll updated

Air India's Boeing 787 fleet could be grounded temporarily

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4 h. ago At least 270 people killed in Air India crash as search teams find more bodies

Search and recovery teams continue to search site of one of India’s worst aviation disasters for third day

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5 h. ago Gujarat mother escapes Air India plane crash, son sleeping inside tea stall dies

Gujarat mother escapes Air India plane crash, son sleeping inside tea stall dies  India Today

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7 h. ago Air India plane crash latest: British investigators reach India as second black box found in decade’s worst aviation disaster

Air India's Boeing 787 fleet could be grounded temporarily

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11 h. 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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12 h. ago Expert details Air India pilot's chillingly simple mistake which 'led to horror crash'

Air India flight AI171 crashed on Thursday - killing all but one of the 242 people onboard - and friends and relatives assistance centres have been created at London Gatwick and other airports

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14 h. ago Remembering the British victims of the Air India plane crash

Here are the British victims of the deadly Air India plane crash, which claimed the lives of all but one of the 242 passengers onboard.

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14 h. ago News that 1 man survived the Air India plane crash weighs on some other sole survivors

News of the sole survivor of an Air India plane crash that killed the other 241 people aboard has led to endless fascination online

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15 h. ago Expert's theory on terrifyingly simple mistake he thinks Air India co

Commercial airline pilot and YouTuber Captain Steve, who analyzes plane crashes and close calls, gave his theory on the incident which killed 241 people on board.

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15 h. ago 'Mystery object' flew off Air India plane seconds before crash

The object was caught in footage filmed just before plane crashed.

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15 h. ago Terrifying video reveals Boeing workers' fears over 'shoddy' 787 jets at plant where doomed Air India Dreamliner was built

A frightening video shows ten Boeing engineers admit they would not fly on the 787 Dreamliner jets they were building like the Air India plane that crashed Thursday.

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