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Helicopter Crash on Uttarakhand Pilgrimage Route Kills Seven; DNA Testing to Identify Remains

A helicopter carrying seven Hindu pilgrims crashed early Sunday en route to Guptkashi near the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand’s Himalayas, killing all on board. Charred bodies will undergo DNA testing before being released to families.

2025-06-15T02:33:13.386322-07:00

Reuters

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

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

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

ndtv.com

Air India Boeing 787-8 Crash: Black Boxes Recovered Amid Gear and Flap Anomaly Probe

2025-06-13T04:55:39.338820-07:00

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DNA Tests Identify 32 Air India Crash Victims in Ahmedabad; 14 Remains Returned Authorities have identified 32 of the 270 victims of the June 12 Air India 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad using DNA and dental profiling, returning 14 sets of remains to families in Ahmedabad. US NTSB and FAA teams continue surveying the site amid the ongoing investigation.

2025-06-15T06:44:28.749506-07:00

DNA Tests Identify 32 Air India Crash Victims in Ahmedabad; 14 Remains Returned

New York Times

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Seconds-Long Air India Takeoff Crash Kills Captain Days From Retirement and Newly Qualified Co-Pilot Seconds after liftoff, an Air India flight ended abruptly, killing its veteran captain—just days from retirement—and his co-pilot, on the cusp of their first assignment. The incident, over in moments, underscores acute risk during critical early climb.

2025-06-15T03:51:33.041107-07:00

Seconds-Long Air India Takeoff Crash Kills Captain Days From Retirement and Newly Qualified Co-Pilot

Reuters

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Airport Canteen Worker Prays for “Second Miracle” After Air India 787 Crash Following the crash of Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that went down minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad killing 241 of 242 aboard, airport canteen worker Ravi Thakor is hoping for a “second miracle” akin to the lone passenger’s survival.

2025-06-15T03:35:20.029214-07:00

Airport Canteen Worker Prays for “Second Miracle” After Air India 787 Crash

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Helicopter Crash on Uttarakhand Pilgrimage Route Kills Seven; DNA Testing to Identify Remains A helicopter carrying seven Hindu pilgrims crashed early Sunday en route to Guptkashi near the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand’s Himalayas, killing all on board. Charred bodies will undergo DNA testing before being released to families.

2025-06-15T02:33:13.386322-07:00

Helicopter Crash on Uttarakhand Pilgrimage Route Kills Seven; DNA Testing to Identify Remains

Sky News

King Charles Honors Air India Crash Victims at Trooping the Colour King Charles III and senior royals wore black armbands and observed a silence during Saturday’s Trooping the Colour military parade, paying tribute to victims of last week’s Air India plane crash. The gesture marked the first official royal acknowledgment of the tragedy at London’s annual birthday celebration.

2025-06-14T05:28:19.562580-07:00

King Charles Honors Air India Crash Victims at Trooping the Colour

Wall Street Journal

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India Orders Fleet-Wide Boeing 787 Inspections Following Deadly Air India Crash India's civil aviation regulator has ordered urgent inspections of all Boeing 787 Dreamliners after an Air India flight crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 270 aboard. Initial checks on eight jets found no immediate defects, but authorities will extend safety surveillance across the entire 787 fleet to rule out systemic issues.

2025-06-14T05:11:55.136563-07:00

India Orders Fleet-Wide Boeing 787 Inspections Following Deadly Air India Crash

Wall Street Journal

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Air India 787 Crash’s Sole Survivor Describes Miraculous Escape From Wreckage Vishwaskumar Ramesh, the only survivor of Air India Flight AI171’s June 12 crash minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, says he awoke amid flames, debris and charred bodies. Despite believing escape was impossible, the exit-row window passenger survived by leaping through an emergency exit.

2025-06-13T14:32:34.142694-07:00

Air India 787 Crash’s Sole Survivor Describes Miraculous Escape From Wreckage

Airways Magazine

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Global Probe of Flight AI171 Engages FAA, NTSB, GE and Boeing, Triggering Regulatory Review The AAIB’s investigation into Flight AI171 has expanded to include the U.S. NTSB, FAA, GE Aerospace and Boeing as technical findings raise questions about engine components and structural integrity. Regulators are assessing whether oversight measures or design revisions are needed for Boeing’s production and certification processes.

2025-06-13T10:01:37.142016-07:00

Global Probe of Flight AI171 Engages FAA, NTSB, GE and Boeing, Triggering Regulatory Review

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