Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

The death toll due to the Ahmedabad plane crash has reportedly crossed the 270 mark after several students of the BJ Medical College died as the Air India plane crashed there. The AI-171 plane turned into a fireball,

An early focus of the probe includes a possible loss or reduction of thrust.

Air India plane crash investigators find the first of the "black boxes" from the Boeing 787-8 that slammed into buildings, killing all but one of the 242 people on board.

Por SHONAL GANGULY, RAJESH ROY y AIJAZ HUSSAINAHMEDABAD, India (AP) — La Oficina de Investigación de Accidentes de Aeronaves de India recuperado el registrador de datos de vuelo

The Civil Aviation Ministry is set to head a high-level meet today with DGCA and AIA officials to address the Air India tragedy.

Bhoomi Chauhan remembers being angry and frustrated. Bumper-to-bumper traffic had delayed her car journey to Ahmedabad airport - so much so that she missed her Air India flight to London Gatwick by just 10 minutes. Ms Chauhan, a business administration student who lives in Bristol with her husband, had been visiting western India for a holiday.

AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) -Lunch break at a doctors' hostel in India's Ahmedabad turned fatal for many in the dining area when parts of an Air India aircraft crashed through its roof as the plane hurtled to the ground moments after takeoff, killing more than 240 people.