Both black boxes were recovered from the crash site between 13 and 16 June in Ahmedabad and then flown to Delhi on 24 June for analysis to aid the ongoing investigation.
Global media also reports on resumption of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, which Beijing & New Delhi are seeing as one of chief diplomatic breakthroughs to emerge from rapprochement.
Advocate Ajay Bansal also sought a safety audit of Air India and other airlines post AI 171 Dreamliner crash, citing DGCA and BCAS’s inadequate enforcement of safety regulations.
Campbell Wilson adds Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was due for next check in Dec 2025, right engine was overhauled in March and left engine was inspected in April.
The victim along with his mother sustained 28 percent burn injuries after London-bound Air India flight crashed into a hostel building in Ahmedabad shorty after taking off.
Ravi Thakor’s daughter & mother were inside BJ Medical College hostel when the Air India flight crashed. Thakor’s family had been working in the hostel mess for 15 years.
According to an report in The Economic Times, the box suffered heavy external damage from post-crash fire making it impossible to recover its content in India.
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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