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"Pilot's Last Message Was 'Mayday'": Aviation Ministry On Ahmedabad Air Crash
The pilots of London-bound Air India flight AI-171 - which crashed 36 seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad - sent one last radio message to Air Traffic Control at 1.39 pm, the Aviation Ministry said Saturday afternoon.
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Auto Driver's Daughter On Way To London To Pursue MTech Died In Crash
Payal Khatik, a young woman from Rajasthan, was on the ill-fated Air India Ai-171 flight from Ahmedabad to London that crashed June 12; she was one of 242 people flying to London's Gatwick, in her case for higher studies.
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"Safest Seat To Sit On A Plane Is...": What Expert Said After Air India Crash
One passenger on Air India flight 171 walked away as the sole survivor, after the aircraft crashed in Ahmedabad earlier this week, in what was one of the worst air disasters in India in recent times.
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Eerie Parallels Between Ahmedabad Crash And 1978 'Emperor Ashoka' Tragedy
The catastrophic crash of Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, into a residential area near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday bears a startling resemblance to the plunge of Air India flight AI 855.
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Ahmedabad Plane Crash Deaths Rise To 274, Include Those On Board And On Ground
At least 274 people were killed in one of India's deadliest plane crashes involving a London-bound Air India flight in Ahmedabad earlier this week, sources said on Saturday.
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Reunion After 15 Years, Then Disaster: Couple, 2 Children Killed In Crash
The brother remembers it as a perfect celebration. All four siblings had gathered in Ahmedabad with their families to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their mother and it was a reunion that had been awaited for 15 years.
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In Queue To Give Samples To Identify Crash Victims, 8-Month-Old In Uncle's Lap
DNA tests are being conducted to help in the identification of bodies of people killed in the Air India crash, and in the queue to submit blood samples was an eight-month-old boy, whose father had died in the crash.
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He Came To India To Fulfil Wife's Last Wish, Died In Plane Crash On Way Back
He had come to India to fulfil his wife's last wish and immerse her ashes in a pond in her ancestral village. Little did he know, when he boarded a plane back to London from Ahmedabad, that he would not make it back home to his daughters either.
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India May Ground Boeing 787-8 Fleet After Ahmedabad Tragedy: Sources
The Union government is considering grounding the Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 fleet, sources said, a day after one of the aircraft supplied to Air India crashed seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad airport.
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She Was To Board Doomed Air India Flight. A 10-Minute Delay Saved Her
Air India flight AI 171 had crashed seconds after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad at around 1.30pm.
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He Was My Uncle's Son: Actor Vikrant Massey On Co-Pilot Of Plane That Crashed
After the horrific crash in Ahmedabad, actor Vikrant Massey has condoled the death of the first officer of the plane, who was the son of his uncle, and the other 240 people feared dead, saying his "heart breaks" for the families.
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Over 1 Billion Flyers, First Fatal Crash: All About The Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off for its first flight on December 15, 2009, and has flown over a billion passengers. Since entering service in 2011, it had the enviable record of having no fatal accidents - but all that changed on Thursday.
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Blog | Open Suitcases, Charred Bodies: What I Saw At The Ahmedabad Plane Crash Site
I was barely 5 km away from the Air India plane AI 171 from Ahmedabad to London crash site, in which 242 passengers and crew were killed.
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Tata Group Announces Rs 1 Crore Support For Air India Crash Victims' Families
Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran on Thursday announced that the company will provide Rs 1 crore to the families of each person who lost their life in the tragic crash of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad.
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Crisis Teams Set Up In Delhi, London: UK Parliament Told After Air India Plane Crash
Britain has set up crisis teams in Delhi and London to support the families of those aboard the Air India Flight 171, which crashed soon after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday, Foreign Secretary David Lammy informed Parliament.
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"Pilot's Last Message Was 'Mayday'": Aviation Ministry On Ahmedabad Air Crash
The pilots of London-bound Air India flight AI-171 - which crashed 36 seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad - sent one last radio message to Air Traffic Control at 1.39 pm, the Aviation Ministry said Saturday afternoon.
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Auto Driver's Daughter On Way To London To Pursue MTech Died In Crash
Payal Khatik, a young woman from Rajasthan, was on the ill-fated Air India Ai-171 flight from Ahmedabad to London that crashed June 12; she was one of 242 people flying to London's Gatwick, in her case for higher studies.
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"Safest Seat To Sit On A Plane Is...": What Expert Said After Air India Crash
One passenger on Air India flight 171 walked away as the sole survivor, after the aircraft crashed in Ahmedabad earlier this week, in what was one of the worst air disasters in India in recent times.
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Eerie Parallels Between Ahmedabad Crash And 1978 'Emperor Ashoka' Tragedy
The catastrophic crash of Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, into a residential area near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday bears a startling resemblance to the plunge of Air India flight AI 855.
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Ahmedabad Plane Crash Deaths Rise To 274, Include Those On Board And On Ground
At least 274 people were killed in one of India's deadliest plane crashes involving a London-bound Air India flight in Ahmedabad earlier this week, sources said on Saturday.
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Reunion After 15 Years, Then Disaster: Couple, 2 Children Killed In Crash
The brother remembers it as a perfect celebration. All four siblings had gathered in Ahmedabad with their families to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their mother and it was a reunion that had been awaited for 15 years.
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In Queue To Give Samples To Identify Crash Victims, 8-Month-Old In Uncle's Lap
DNA tests are being conducted to help in the identification of bodies of people killed in the Air India crash, and in the queue to submit blood samples was an eight-month-old boy, whose father had died in the crash.
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He Came To India To Fulfil Wife's Last Wish, Died In Plane Crash On Way Back
He had come to India to fulfil his wife's last wish and immerse her ashes in a pond in her ancestral village. Little did he know, when he boarded a plane back to London from Ahmedabad, that he would not make it back home to his daughters either.
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India May Ground Boeing 787-8 Fleet After Ahmedabad Tragedy: Sources
The Union government is considering grounding the Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 fleet, sources said, a day after one of the aircraft supplied to Air India crashed seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad airport.
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She Was To Board Doomed Air India Flight. A 10-Minute Delay Saved Her
Air India flight AI 171 had crashed seconds after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad at around 1.30pm.
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He Was My Uncle's Son: Actor Vikrant Massey On Co-Pilot Of Plane That Crashed
After the horrific crash in Ahmedabad, actor Vikrant Massey has condoled the death of the first officer of the plane, who was the son of his uncle, and the other 240 people feared dead, saying his "heart breaks" for the families.
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Over 1 Billion Flyers, First Fatal Crash: All About The Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off for its first flight on December 15, 2009, and has flown over a billion passengers. Since entering service in 2011, it had the enviable record of having no fatal accidents - but all that changed on Thursday.
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Blog | Open Suitcases, Charred Bodies: What I Saw At The Ahmedabad Plane Crash Site
I was barely 5 km away from the Air India plane AI 171 from Ahmedabad to London crash site, in which 242 passengers and crew were killed.
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Tata Group Announces Rs 1 Crore Support For Air India Crash Victims' Families
Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran on Thursday announced that the company will provide Rs 1 crore to the families of each person who lost their life in the tragic crash of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad.
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Crisis Teams Set Up In Delhi, London: UK Parliament Told After Air India Plane Crash
Britain has set up crisis teams in Delhi and London to support the families of those aboard the Air India Flight 171, which crashed soon after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday, Foreign Secretary David Lammy informed Parliament.
