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India's government has set up a high-level committee which intends to disclose findings within three months on the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad. While the 12 June crash is being probed by the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau,
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said the country has very strict aviation safety standards and robust protocols, and everything will be done to further improve safety. "Any theory going around the plane crash will be analysed,
Based on images of the Air India crash that killed over 200 people in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, experts predicted a difficult recovery and investigation operation exacerbated by the risks of unstable structures and gas leaks.
A London-bound Air India flight, reportedly carrying 242 passengers on board, crashed in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Thursday. According to Air India, the affected aircraft was Flight AI171, operating between Ahmedabad and London Gatwick.
Air India flight AI171 crashed in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad. All but one of the 242 people onboard are believed to have died in the tragedy.
In the aftermath of the Ahmedabad plane crash that killed all 242 people aboard Air India Flight AI171, attention has turned to how pilots in India are trained to handle emergencies. Indian pilot training includes intensive classroom instruction in aviation theory and safety,
While officials took time to release the exact casualty figures, it was well understood that the chances of having survivors were very slim, considering the intensity of the explosion and the blistering heat of the fuel as the Air India flight caught fire while crashing.