Zoya Mateen BBC News, Delhi BBC Aryan Asari shot a video of the plane as it crashed seconds after taking off Every time Aryan Asari heard the sound of an aeroplane, he would go darting out of the house to look for it. Spotting planes was something of a hobby for him, his father Maganbhai … Read more
A black box has been found at the site of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, India’s civil aviation minister said on Friday. The flight data recorder was recovered within 28 hours by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu confirmed. All but one of the 242 people on the London-bound … Read more
Reuters An Air India passenger plane bound for London Gatwick crashed shortly after taking off in Ahmedabad on Thursday, leaving at least 204 people dead. The flight was carrying 242 passengers and crew when it was involved in what the airline has called a “tragic accident” in the city in western India. Ahmedabad’s police chief … Read more
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images An Air India Boeing Dreamliner plane with 242 passengers and crew aboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in western India, local officials and the carrier said Thursday. “The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals,” Air India said in a … Read more