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11 from Rajasthan among passengers in Ahmedabad air crash
Eleven persons from Rajasthan have been reported among passengers in the tragic plane crash that occurred near the Ahmedabad airport in Gujarat on Thursday. The victims belonged to six families from different districts of the…
Tata Group announces Rs 1 crore support for families of victims
Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran on Thursday announced that the company will provide Rs 1 crore to the families of each person who lost their life in the tragic crash of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad. He also said that…
Ill-fated runway 23 of Ahmedabad airport back in news after 1988 crash
The crash of Air India plane near Ahmedabad airport on Thursday was the second such major tragedy in the city since 1988, with both incidents linked to runway 23. As many as 133 people out of 139 on board were killed on October…
Residents jumped off building as plane crash impact leads to massive fire
A tragedy unfolded in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon as Air India Flight AI-171, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, crashed just minutes after takeoff from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, prompting the…
Britons in ‘last’ Instagram post before boarding ill-fated Dreamliner plane
While a pall of gloom pervades through the nation over devastating plane crash in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, a video of two British citizens preparing to return home via the doomed flight AI-171 has taken the social storm by storm. The…
Air India CEO expresses grief over Ahmedabad plane crash
Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson on Thursday expressed deep sorrow over the tragic crash of Flight AI171, which took place shortly after its take-off from Ahmedabad. In his first statement since the accident,…
Air India plane crashes into intern doctors’ hostel
An Air India flight AI-171 travelling from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick Airport crashed just minutes after takeoff on Thursday, prompting the closure of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport for all operations. The plan…
Pilots who steered Dreamliner had cumulatively logged in over 9,000 flying hours
The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane Flight AI-171 that met with a devastating fate on Thursday, just minutes after take-off from the city airport, was steered by highly experienced and seasoned pilots, both of whom had…
Air India plane crashes into Ahmedabad residential locality minutes after takeoff
Air India flight AI171 en route from Ahmedabad to London’s Gatwick Airport crashed just minutes after takeoff on Thursday afternoon, prompting the closure of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport for all operations. As a…
List of 10 major civil aircraft crashes in India
The Air India plane crash at Ahmedabad on Thursday has turned the focus on civil aviation safety in the country, with the last major tragedy being recorded in 2020 in Calicut, which claimed 21 lives.While the 1996 Charkhi Dadri…