AI171, Air India and Ahmedabad plane crash
Digest more
Top News
Overview
Highlights
Naidu says a high-level committee and AAIB are investigating, while DGCA mandates extended surveillance on Boeing 787s to enhance safety protocols. The government aims for swift action and comprehensive insights into the incident.
National Investigation Agency and other central agencies have joined the probe, visiting the crash site on Friday to assist with forensic examination
Dreamliner, operating from Ahmedabad to London’s Gatwick Airport, crashed minutes after takeoff on June 12, claiming at least 265 lives and injuring several others.
India's Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has, meanwhile, formed a High-Level Multi-disciplinary Committee, headed by the Union Home Secretary, to examine the causes leading to the crash of Air India Flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick Airport (London) on June 12, 2025.
A’ was one of the 238 economy class seats in the ill-fated Air India Dreamliner that crashed on Thursday, killing 241 people onboard and leaving just one survivor.
Explore more
3h
India Today on MSNFact Check: Final moments of AI171 passengers? No, these videos are oldFact Check debunked four videos claiming to show scenes from inside the Air India plane in Ahmedabad - right before the crash.
Air India flight AI171 crashed on Thursday - killing all but one of the 242 people onboard - and friends and relatives assistance centres have been created at London Gatwick and other airports