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

Mourners paid their respects to one of the two pilots from the doomed London-bound Air India Boeing 787 plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday, June 12, killing nearly everyone on board.

India’s aviation safety regulator has said it has found no “major safety concerns” during inspections of Air India’s Boeing 787 aircraft following Thursday’s fatal crash of a flight from Ahmedabad to London.

DGCA intensifies probe into Air India Flight 171 crash, summoning engineers, seeking pilot training logs and ordering nationwide safety audits at flight training schools, India News News - Times Now

New Delhi, The Gujarat State Legal Services Authority under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority has launched an immediate legal and psychological aid initiative following the tragic Ahmedabad plane crash, a release said on Tuesday.

Hundreds gathered in Mumbai today to honour Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the Air India pilot who has been hailed as a hero for limiting casualties on the ground during last week’s crash.Captain Sabharwal issued a mayday call to air traffic controllers moments after takeoff and residents on the ground have credited him with avoiding a large residential building that was directly on the flight path.

At least 270 died when the Air India flight crashed into the campus of a medical college in Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff on Thursday. Only one passenger among the 242 aboard survived. At least 29 others on the ground, including five medical students inside the hostel, were also killed.

Recall that recently a London-bound Air India flight crashed in Ahmedabad, India, leaving 241 dead and one confirmed survivor, according to officials.Legit.ng has compiled a list of major incidents involving the airline,