India, AI171 crash
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The death toll in the Air India crash has risen to at 270 after recovery teams found at least 25 more bodies in the debris.
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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.
Aviation experts back Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner for its modern design and safety equipment but suggest their can be multiple reasons behind the aviation tragedy. Aviation expert Ajay Ramakrishnan suggested failure of power engines behind the crash.
An early focus of the probe includes a possible loss or reduction of thrust.
A team led by deputy collector has been set up to communicate with the relatives of foreign nationals who died in the crash
Ever wondered why almost every plane you fly is either a Boeing or an Airbus? Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad was a Boeing. In this video, @jessicagoel looks at the duopoly dominating our skies.
At the hospital in Ahmedabad, family members were giving DNA samples, waiting for official confirmation of their loss in the Air India disaster, and remembering their loved ones.
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