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

Investigators have recovered the black boxes from the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 241 of 242 aboard. Early findings of extended landing gear and scattered flap components point to potential pre-takeoff anomalies.

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

Wall Street Journal

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

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

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

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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

Reuters

Beyond Seat 11A: What saved the lone survivor of the Air India crash Air India Flight AI171 crashed minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, killing all but one of the 242 on board, with sole survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh in seat 11A. Experts caution the exit-row location wasn’t solely decisive, pointing to fuselage break-up patterns, impact forces and pure luck.

2025-06-13T05:43:19.891967-07:00

Beyond Seat 11A: What saved the lone survivor of the Air India crash

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Air India Boeing 787-8 Crash: Black Boxes Recovered Amid Gear and Flap Anomaly Probe Investigators have recovered the black boxes from the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 241 of 242 aboard. Early findings of extended landing gear and scattered flap components point to potential pre-takeoff anomalies.

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

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

Reuters

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Air India Phuket–Delhi Service Diverts After Hoax Bomb Threat An Air India flight bound for Delhi diverted back to Phuket International Airport on Friday after crew discovered a bomb threat note in a lavatory. Security teams evacuated the aircraft, conducted a full sweep and confirmed the threat was a hoax before passengers and crew disembarked safely.

2025-06-12T23:19:29.380597-07:00

Air India Phuket–Delhi Service Diverts After Hoax Bomb Threat

Associated Press

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Air India 787-8 Dreamliner Crashes After Takeoff from Ahmedabad En Route to London Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 236 passengers and six crew, crashed minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12. With fatalities reported, Indian authorities have ordered safety inspections across their 787 fleet and set up family support centres as investigators probe potential engine power loss and flap anomalies.

2025-06-12T22:02:27.711024-07:00

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

Bloomberg

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Boeing and GE Pull Back From Paris Air Show After Deadly Air India 787 Crash Following the June 12 crash of Air India flight AI-171 that killed 241 onboard, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg and Commercial Airplanes head Stephanie Pope canceled their Paris Air Show appearances. GE Aerospace likewise postponed its investor day, prioritizing team support, customer engagement and the ongoing investigation.

2025-06-12T17:55:19.604379-07:00

Boeing and GE Pull Back From Paris Air Show After Deadly Air India 787 Crash

Associated Press

Fort Campbell Helicopter Training Accident Kills Soldier, Injures Another On June 11, a routine helicopter training exercise at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, ended with one soldier killed and another injured, the US Army said. Identities have not been released as a board of inquiry investigates the incident’s cause.

2025-06-12T09:43:17.220337-07:00

Fort Campbell Helicopter Training Accident Kills Soldier, Injures Another

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