New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Aviation Ministry on Saturday said that the last words of the ill-fated Air India flight AI-171 radioed by the cockpit crew were a desperate “Mayday, Mayday”, moments before the London-bound aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad which led to the deaths of 241 people.
Ahmedabad, June 14 (IANS) In the wake of the devastating Air India Flight AI-171 crash near the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, which struck a hostel housing medical students, B.J. Medical College (BJMC) has announced the cancellation of all ongoing and upcoming internal examinations for MBBS students. The college has also called off the summer vacation for all medical faculty and doctors and asked them to assist in the care of the injured.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu will chair a high-level meeting on air safety at the ministry office on Saturday. The meeting comes in the wake of the tragic crash of Air India Flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad, which was en route from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick Airport on June 12.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Amid the growing clamour for penal action against the Air India officials and thorough safety checks of all the Boeing planes, the Federation of Indian Pilots Association has lent its weight behind the Dreamliner pilots, one of whom was Captain Sumit Sabharwal with more than 8,000 hours of flying experience.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Renowned aviation analyst and flight safety expert S.J. Murlidhar, who has previously investigated major air crashes, shared his initial assessment on the tragic plane crash involving a Dreamliner 787 at Ahmedabad. In a detailed conversation with IANS, he discussed possible causes behind the catastrophe and whether it could have been averted.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) What began as an ordinary day in Ahmedabad turned into a nightmare within seconds, as a deafening explosion in the sky shattered the calm on Thursday. Eyewitnesses recounted scenes of horror after an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner, bound for London, crashed shortly after takeoff from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Following the devastating crash of Air India Flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad, which claimed 241 lives, Congress leader Udit Raj has launched a scathing attack on the aviation safety system in India, claiming that a Director at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) holds a fake degree and that oversight failure led to the tragedy.
Ahmedabad, June 13 (IANS) A UK-based Gujarati couple, Roger David Christian and his wife, Rachna Roger Christian, were among those killed in the Air India plane crash.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) A heart-wrenching tragedy struck a prominent Udaipur family as siblings Shubh Modi and Shagun Modi lost their lives in the devastating Air India crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The tragedy of the Air India Flight AI-171 crash continues to unfold in sorrowful stories emerging from across India. Apart from the 241 people aboard the ill-fated aircraft who perished in the crash, many innocent people on the ground were feared killed as the Boeing plane crashed into a residential building and burst into a ball of flames. Among those killed on the ground was 14-year-old Akash, who became a victim of the crash’s fiery aftermath.
