India has ordered all Boeing 787s being operated by local carriers to be inspected
A loss of engine power is increasingly being seen as the most probable cause of the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad that killed more than 270 people on Thursday.
Video footage and preliminary findings suggest that the aircraft failed to gain altitude, climbing only about 450 feet before crashing, possibly due to reduced thrust from both General Electric GEnx engines, The Times reported on Monday.
The exact cause behind the “extremely rare” dual engine power loss remains unknown, but on Sunday, India’s civil aviation authority (DGCA) launched urgent pre-flight inspections of fuel systems, electronic engine controls, and other components on Boeing 787 aircraft operated in the country.
Meanwhile, funerals were held in Ahmedabad for some of the Air India plane crash victims as authorities handed over their bodies to grieving families. DNA tests have also identified 80 victims of one of the deadliest plane crashes in decades.
The Boeing Dreamliner, with 242 people on board bound for Gatwick Airport, began losing height seconds after take-off and erupted in a fireball as it hit buildings, in what has been the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade.
Passengers deboard for safety after Mumbai-bound Air India plane faces technical issue
An Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai via Kolkata experienced a technical issue in its left engine after landing in Kolkata, forcing passengers to deboard for safety.
The delay lasted over four hours. Flight AI180 arrived at the Kolkata airport at 12.45am, when it faced a technical snag and passengers were asked to disembark.
This incident occurred just five days after a deadly Air India crash that killed 241 people onboard.
On Monday, another Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner returned to Hong Kong shortly after takeoff due to a “technical issue”.
The pilot decided to turn back Air India flight AI315 as a precaution, citing safety concerns.
The plane landed safely and underwent checks. The plane is seven years old, Reuters reported.
‘My grandson was burnt alive’: Grief engulfs neighbourhood where Air India crash killed dozens on the ground
Grief hangs heavy in Meghani Nagar in Ahmedabad, as the wreckage of a London‑bound Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner lies smouldering in the compound of BJ Medical College.
The devastating crash – which took place around 2pm local time on Thursday – left emergency services scrambling amid thick plumes of smoke and debris, entire streets in shock and families shattered. All but one of the 242 people on board the flight were killed, but there were dozens more fatalities on the ground as the plane came down in a residential area.
Grief engulfs neighbourhood where Air India Flight 171 killed dozens on the ground
As investigators sift through the wreckage of the Air India Dreamliner that plunged into a medical college complex in Ahmedabad, families mourn loved ones lost in an inferno, reports Namita Singh
Passengers deboard for safety after Mumbai-bound Air India plane faces technical issue
An Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai via Kolkata experienced a technical issue in its left engine after landing in Kolkata, forcing passengers to deboard for safety.
The delay lasted over four hours. Flight AI180 arrived at the Kolkata airport at 12.45am, when it faced a technical snag and passengers were asked to disembark.
This incident occurred just five days after a deadly Air India crash that killed 241 people onboard.
On Monday, another Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner returned to Hong Kong shortly after takeoff due to a “technical issue”.
The pilot decided to turn back Air India flight AI315 as a precaution, citing safety concerns.
The plane landed safely and underwent checks. The plane is seven years old, Reuters reported.
Families grieve as officials start handing remains of victims killed in Air India crash
More than 72 hours after India’s deadliest aviation tragedy in recent memory, Rohit Patel – a father mourning the loss of his two children – stood trembling before a room of Indian health and investigative officials in Ahmedabad and demanded answers.
“When will the bodies be given?” he asked, breaking down in front of television cameras and senior officers. His son Harshit and daughter-in-law Pooja Patel were among the 242 passengers and crew aboard the Air India Express flight that crashed minutes after take-off on Thursday.
Families grieve as they receive remains of victims killed in Air India crash
As anguished families wait for the return of their loved ones’ remains, tensions are mounting over the slow pace of DNA identification following the deadly Air India crash. More than three days on, only a fraction of the victims have been identified, and grief is giving way to anger, reports Namita Singh from Ahmedabad
The questions behind the Air India plane crash: What caused it and what happens next?
At least 270 people have been confirmed dead after an Air India flight bound for London crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday, in what is now the world’s deadliest air disaster in a decade.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner departed from Ahmedabad airport in the western state of Gujarat at 1.39pm local time (8.09am BST). But after issuing a mayday call, it crashed into a residential area called Meghani Nagar just five minutes after taking off, India’s civil aviation authority confirmed.
The questions behind the Air India plane crash: What caused it and what happens next?
British man sole survivor from Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 people
UK student missed doomed Air India flight by minutes: ‘It’s a miracle’
A student has described the “miracle” of missing the Air India flight that crashed, killing 241 people on board.
Bhoomi Chauhan, 28, said she was angry and frustrated after a traffic jam on the way to the airport meant she missed boarding the flight by just ten minutes.
Ms Chauhan, a business administration student who lives in Bristol, said she was turned away by airport staff.
UK student missed doomed Air India flight by minutes: ‘It’s a miracle’
The 28-year-old, who lives in Bristol, said she felt ‘totally numb’ after finding out the flight had crashed, killing 241 people
Seven killed after helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims crashes in Indian Himalayan state
A helicopter crash at a Hindu pilgrimage site in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand killed seven people, including a child and the pilot, according to reports.
The helicopter carrying pilgrims from Kedarnath crashed near Rudraprayag’s Gaurikund early Sunday, the Indian Express reported, quoting officials. Officials said the dead included the pilot and pilgrims from the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh and western states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The bodies were badly burned in a fire that followed the crash, they said.
