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TopicAir India crash

Topic: Air India crash

Vijay Rupani killed in Air India crash, 2nd Gujarat CM lost to an aviation tragedy

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.

India’s first black box lab for air crash investigations was launched in April 2025

The lab is equipped to repair damaged black boxes, recover and decode flight data, and correlate information from cockpit voice recordings, radar, and flight data systems.

‘Personally monitoring the situation’ — Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on flight crash

'Personally monitoring the situation' — Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on flight crash

What are questions around Boeing Dreamliners? Ahmedabad crash is 6th safety incident in 2025

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has faced numerous quality control and manufacturing issues since its launch, leading to delays, rework, and even temporary grounding.

Ahmedabad plane crash: International passenger traffic grew 15% in FY25 at Sardar Patel Airport

The airport welcomed 10 lakh international passengers between April and Sept 2024, compared to 8.5 lakh passengers during the same period last year.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport runways were up for grand revamp before Ahmedabad plane crash

A new taxiway, which is 395 metres long was just operationalised in May 2024, to improve the airport’s efficiency. One more was set to be completed this year.

‘With profound sorrow, I confirm tragic accident involving Flight 171,’ says Air India chairman

'With profound sorrow, I confirm tragic accident involving Flight 171,' says Air India chairman

Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that first took flight in 2013

According to Flightradar24, initial data shows aircraft reached maximum barometric altitude of 625 ft (airport altitude is about 200 ft) & then started to descend at -475 ft per minute

Air India plane crashes near Ahmedabad airport, emergency responders at site

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has spoken to the Gujarat Chief Minister, Home Minister and the Police Commissioner regarding the plane crash.

Kerala air crash survivors just rewarded rescuers. Some call it ‘big fraud’

Survivors of the 2020 Calicut crash pooled compensation money to transform a local health centre to help villagers near the crash site. But now their act of generosity is at the heart of a controversy.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.