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Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.
International agencies assist India's AAIB in investigating Air India crash; black box data analysis underway.
On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight 171 crashed near Ahmedabad, killing 241 of 242 aboard. The last message from the cockpit was, ‘Thrust not achieved... falling... Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!’
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Air India plane crash investigators find the first of the "black boxes" from the Boeing 787-8 that slammed into buildings, killing all but one of the 242 people on board.
Air India has confirmed that 241 people, including 52 British nationals who were on board the flight, were killed in the crash.
On June 12, as news emerged that an Air India flight bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India, a video ( archived) circulated online claiming to authentically show the final moments before the crash from inside the cabin.
Ahmedabad Plane Crash Live Updates: 47 people who died in the Air India Ahmedabad-London plane crash were identified through DNA testing, while authorities handed over bodies of 25 victims to their families.
Zeenat Aman shared her grief on Instagram, reflecting on her emotional experience aboard an Air India flight shortly after the Ahmedabad plane crash tragedy.