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Dozens of Air India 787 Crash Victims Identified via DNA as NTSB Surveys Wreckage

US National Transportation Safety Board officials have begun on-site surveys of the Air India Flight AI171 crash in Ahmedabad, where dental samples and DNA profiling are being used to identify bodies. Authorities have returned around 80 remains to families, including ex-Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.

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

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Helicopter Crash on Kedarnath Pilgrimage Route Kills Seven

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

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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

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Air India Begins Repatriation of AI171 Victims and Disburses ₹12.5M in Aid as Death Toll Reaches 274 Air India has started returning the remains of Flight AI171’s victims and distributing 12.5 million rupees in ex gratia payments after its Boeing 787-8 crashed minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12. Of the 242 onboard, only one passenger survived; authorities now report 274 fatalities.

2025-06-15T16:39:24.308302-07:00

Air India Begins Repatriation of AI171 Victims and Disburses ₹12.5M in Aid as Death Toll Reaches 274

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British Airways 787-8 Dumps Fuel, Turns Back to Heathrow After Flap Failure British Airways flight BA35, operated by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, dumped fuel en route to Chennai and returned to London Heathrow after pilots detected a flap system failure just hours into the flight. The aircraft landed safely as a precaution while maintenance teams investigate the fault.

2025-06-15T12:17:05.488481-07:00

British Airways 787-8 Dumps Fuel, Turns Back to Heathrow After Flap Failure

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Dozens of Air India 787 Crash Victims Identified via DNA as NTSB Surveys Wreckage US National Transportation Safety Board officials have begun on-site surveys of the Air India Flight AI171 crash in Ahmedabad, where dental samples and DNA profiling are being used to identify bodies. Authorities have returned around 80 remains to families, including ex-Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.

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

Dozens of Air India 787 Crash Victims Identified via DNA as NTSB Surveys Wreckage

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Teen Spotter’s Viral Clip Captures Fatal Air India 787 Crash A teenager in Ahmedabad who’d gone to his terrace to video a low-flying Air India Boeing 787 thought it was coming in to land, only to capture its fatal plunge moments later. His viral footage has prompted police inquiries as he grapples with the trauma of witnessing the crash.

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

Teen Spotter’s Viral Clip Captures Fatal Air India 787 Crash

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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 Kedarnath Pilgrimage Route Kills Seven A chartered helicopter carrying seven pilgrims and a pilot crashed near Gaurikund, Uttarakhand, on Sunday while en route to Kedarnath, killing all on board, including a two-year-old child. Local authorities have convened investigations under the Aircraft Act and initiated DNA identification of charred remains.

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

Helicopter Crash on Kedarnath Pilgrimage Route Kills Seven

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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

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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

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