Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

India’s aviation regulator DGCA has mandated enhanced safety inspections for Air India’s entire Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 fleet.

The catastrophic crash of Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, into a residential area near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday bears a startling resemblance to the plunge of Air India flight AI 855.

Air India plane crash investigators find the first of the "black boxes" from the Boeing 787-8 that slammed into buildings, killing all but one of the 242 people on board.

Aviation experts back Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner for its modern design and safety equipment but suggest their can be multiple reasons behind the aviation tragedy. Aviation expert Ajay Ramakrishnan suggested failure of power engines behind the crash.

The death toll in the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash has increased to 274, after salvage teams found 29 additional bodies on Friday. This includes 241 passengers and crew onboard, and 33 victims who were on the ground when the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into the BJ Medical College campus.

On June 12, as news emerged that an Air India flight bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India, a video ( archived) circulated online claiming to authentically show the final moments before the crash from inside the cabin.

Celina Jaitly shared on Instagram that during her flight back to Bahrain in 2025, an air hostess accidentally spilled a full tray of drinks on her, leaving her soaked from head to toe

In Ahmedabad, a devastating plane crash resulted in bodies charred beyond recognition, necessitating DNA analysis for identification. Amidst the tragedy, Dr. Pradeep Solanki, a neurosurgeon, identified his pregnant wife,