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Air India 787-8 Dreamliner Crashes Minutes After Takeoff From Ahmedabad En Route to London

An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating Flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed minutes after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday, killing many of the 242 people on board, including Indians, British, Portuguese and a Canadian, in the worst civil aviation disaster in a decade.

2025-06-12T02:12:08.604344-07:00

United Press International

New Delhi-Bound Air India 787-8 Returns to Hong Kong Over Technical Glitch

2025-06-16T10:19:36.088292-07:00

Air Data News

Airbus Secures First Paris Air Show 2025 Orders as AviLease Commits to 77 Jets

2025-06-16T01:55:31.123005-07:00

Financial Express

Air India 787-8 Flight 171 Crashes After Takeoff from Ahmedabad, 241 Dead and One Survivor

2025-06-12T08:53:24.625223-07:00

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Air India to Cancel 15% of International Widebody Flights After Boeing 787 Crash, Middle East Tensions Air India plans to cancel 15% of its international widebody services over the coming weeks, a move prompted by the fatal Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash and heightened Middle East tensions. The carrier says the cuts will help restore schedule integrity and accommodate necessary safety inspections and risk mitigation.

2025-06-18T11:54:46.844935-07:00

Air India to Cancel 15% of International Widebody Flights After Boeing 787 Crash, Middle East Tensions

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Investigators: Air India 787’s Ram Air Turbine Activated Before Ahmedabad Crash Investigators believe the Ram Air Turbine emergency-power system engaged moments before an Air India Boeing 787-8 crashed after takeoff from Ahmedabad last week, sources tell the Wall Street Journal. The activation points to a significant main electrical failure, prompting scrutiny of engine performance, power-loss scenarios and maintenance history.

2025-06-17T22:23:06.114622-07:00

Investigators: Air India 787’s Ram Air Turbine Activated Before Ahmedabad Crash

Financial Times

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DGCA Clears Air India 787 Dreamliner Fleet After Ahmedabad Crash Inspections In enhanced inspections following the June 12 Ahmedabad crash that killed 241 on AI171, India’s DGCA reported no significant safety defects across Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet. With Dreamliners cleared, investigators now turn to the recovered black boxes to determine the cause of the aircraft’s first hull loss.

2025-06-17T11:27:38.646342-07:00

DGCA Clears Air India 787 Dreamliner Fleet After Ahmedabad Crash Inspections

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DGCA Demands Air India Pilot and Dispatcher Training Records After AI171 Crash India’s DGCA has ordered Air India to submit pilot and dispatcher training records from flight schools nationwide as part of a wider regulatory audit after the June 12 AI171 Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad killed at least 271. Chairman N. Chandrasekaran says the tragedy must drive a safety overhaul.

2025-06-17T02:56:13.085872-07:00

DGCA Demands Air India Pilot and Dispatcher Training Records After AI171 Crash

Royal Aeronautical Society

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Airbus Nets $17 Billion in Day-One Paris Air Show Orders as Boeing Steps Back Airbus opened Paris Air Show 2025 with up to $17 billion in orders from Saudi Arabian carriers and a significant deal with Poland, seizing an early lead. Boeing, reeling from last week’s Air India crash, trimmed its presence and sat out the order rush.

2025-06-16T21:35:20.873316-07:00

Airbus Nets $17 Billion in Day-One Paris Air Show Orders as Boeing Steps Back

United Press International

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New Delhi-Bound Air India 787-8 Returns to Hong Kong Over Technical Glitch On Monday, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating flight AI315 from Hong Kong to New Delhi returned to its origin shortly after takeoff due to a technical issue, the carrier said. No injuries were reported and the aircraft is undergoing maintenance inspections.

2025-06-16T10:19:36.088292-07:00

New Delhi-Bound Air India 787-8 Returns to Hong Kong Over Technical Glitch

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Boeing Exec and AAIB Teams Converge on Ahmedabad as Air India 787 Crash Probe Deepens Boeing Commercial Airplanes president Stephanie Pope met with Air India chairman N. Chandrasekaran at the carrier’s Mumbai headquarters as Boeing and India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau teams arrived in Ahmedabad to inspect the 787 Dreamliner crash site. The June 12 accident, which killed 241 people, is now under joint Boeing-AAIB investigation.

2025-06-16T08:43:42.020395-07:00

Boeing Exec and AAIB Teams Converge on Ahmedabad as Air India 787 Crash Probe Deepens

Associated Press

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Air India 787-8 Crashes into Ahmedabad Medical College Hostel; Trainee Doctors Drive Rescue and Care An Air India Boeing 787-8 flight crashed into the BJ Medical College hostel in Ahmedabad, killing at least 270 people. Trainee doctors risked their lives to pull colleagues from the blaze, administered emergency treatment on-site, and later aided victim identification through DNA analysis.

2025-06-16T03:00:13.131503-07:00

Air India 787-8 Crashes into Ahmedabad Medical College Hostel; Trainee Doctors Drive Rescue and Care

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