The AI Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, en route to London Gatwick Airport, crashed shortly after its take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad.
Abdur Rahman Edakkauni, a survivor of the 2020 Air India plane crash, has advice for Ahmedabad victims. "It’ll be a long road, but you must stand with each other."
Anagha AR, a senior resident at the hospital, was in a building few blocks away when Air India flight 171 crashed into the BJMC hostel. Around 40 students have been injured.
CAPA - Centre for Aviation says it expects Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau to launch, conclude ‘comprehensive probe to determine root cause(s) of this accident’.
In 1965, Balwantrai Mehta's jet was shot down during India-Pakistan war. Other politicians to perish in air crashes include Madhavrao Scindia, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy & Dorjee Khandu.
‘In India, the ground staff does just one round of checks at base, while in Dubai, three to four rounds of checks take place for each aircraft,' said a flight technician who has worked in both countries.
Headed to London's Gatwick Airport, the Boeing plane took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 1.38 pm and crashed seconds later.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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