3 d. ago Air India accused of pressuring families of crash victims to sign compensation papers disclosing 'financial dependency' to deceased

Questionnaire sent by Air India and seen by The Standard asks recipients to disclose whether they were ‘financially dependent’ on the deceased

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3 d. 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 Plane crash disaster attorney reveals technical flaw she believes caused Air India tragedy

Mary Schiavo, lead attorney in the aviation department at law firm Motley Rice, suggested that a computer error could have caused the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's engines to throttle back.

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2 w. ago Simon Calder answers your air travel safety questions – from Boeing worries to the truth about budget airlines

Travel expert Simon Calder answered readers’ questions on flight safety – from how crashes like the Air India disaster are investigated to what passengers can do to stay safe

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2 w. ago What caused the Air India fireball: From the Indian government's 'cover

The world is still waiting for answers, with some making lurid claims of a government cover-up. So what really happened that day in Ahmedabad? Here are the key questions demanding answers.

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2 w. ago Air India crash latest: Airline says one engine on plane was new as damaged black box to be sent to US for analysis

Indian aviation regulator finds no major safety flaws in Air India Dreamliners but flags maintenance and coordination issues

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2 w. ago Air India crash latest: Black box to be sent to US for analysis after suffering ‘heavy damage’

Indian aviation regulator finds no major safety flaws in Air India Dreamliners but flags maintenance and coordination issues

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2 w. ago Air India crash latest: More than 200 victims identified as investigators focus on narrowing down cause

Indian aviation regulator finds no major safety flaws in Air India Dreamliners but flags maintenance and coordination issues

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2 w. ago Air India survivor carries brother’s coffin amid questions over plane’s emergency systems

Investigators reportedly examining whether ‘last resort’ ram air turbine functioned after takeoff The sole survivor of the Air India crash has helped carry his brother’s flower-heaped coffin to a crematorium in the western Indian coastal town of Diu, days after they plummeted into the ground shortly after takeoff.With bandages still on his face and arm, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, who was discharged from hospital on Tuesday, broke into sobs and was consoled by relatives. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Should we worry about flying? Simon Calder answers your air travel safety questions after Air India plane crash

If you're worried about flying after recent air disasters, Simon Calder is here to answer your questions and explain what the latest incidents mean for air travel safety

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2 w. ago Why did the Air India flight crash? Here’s how experts will investigate the disaster in Ahmedabad

Speculation is rife about the causes of the disaster, as experts begin to piece together how flight AI171 crash unfolded

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2 w. ago Air India plane crash latest: Hundreds mourn ‘hero’ pilot after ‘extremely rare’ dual engine failure suspected

India has ordered all Boeing 787s being operated by local carriers to be inspected

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2 w. ago Air India plane crash latest: Focus turns to pilot audio after ‘extremely rare’ dual engine failure suspected

India has ordered all Boeing 787s being operated by local carriers to be inspected

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2 w. ago Air India plane crash: investigators to examine pilots’ voice recordings

Second black box from flight AI171 was found on Sunday, days after disaster in which at least 279 people diedBusiness live – latest updatesInvestigators are preparing to study the pilots’ last words for clues as to the cause of last week’s Air India plane crash, after recovering the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage.The voice recorder was in the Boeing 787 aircraft’s second black box, which Indian authorities said they had found on Sunday. The first, containing the flight data recorder, was located within 28 hours of Thursday’s disaster in Ahmedabad, in which at least 279 people died. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Air India plane crash latest: Pilot’s last words revealed as families wait anxiously for bodies of victims

India has ordered all Boeing 787s being operated by local carriers to be inspected

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3 w. ago Air India plane crash latest: Airline carrying out Boeing 787 safety checks as families reunited with victims

Air India's Boeing 787 fleet could be grounded temporarily

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Unanswered Air India survivor questions from seat riddle to crazy escape

Londoner Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who was on-board the flight on Thursday, managed to walk away with his life from the crash site.

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3 w. 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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