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NDTV Exclusive: Vir Das On His "Respect And Restraint" For Air India Over Ahmedabad Crash Tragedy
Vir Das, a frequent Air India flyer, has thrown both brickbats and bouquets at the airline over the years
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Crash Due To Dual Engine Failure? Air India Pilots Simulate Doomed Flight
Over two weeks after an Air India plane crash that killed all but one of the 242 people on board, investigators and the airline are studying possible dual engine failure as a scenario that prevented the Boeing Co. 787 jet from staying airborne.
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Families Of Air India Crash Victims May File Cases Against Airline In UK, US Courts
Legal teams from the US and the UK are preparing to file lawsuits against Boeing in the two countries over the Air India crash in Ahmedabad last month, in one of the worst aviation disasters the country has seen, sources have told NDTV.
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'Reported Defects Reappearing On Aircraft': Aviation Watchdog After Audit
A special audit of airlines, maintenance teams and other aspects carried out by the aviation watchdog at airports like Delhi and Mumbai has revealed several deficiencies, including reported defects reappearing on aircraft.
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'Many Shortcomings...': Parliament Panel Summons Boeing Over Aviation Safety
AParliament committee on transport will meet airline reps, government officials and Boeing executives, likely in the first week of July, on the issue of safety of civil aviation and to discuss aircraft maintenance concerns.
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'Flying On A Dreamliner? I'm On': Ex Aviation Minister Praful Patel After Crash
There is no cause for worry after the Air India crash in Ahmedabad and the country's regulatory framework is strong, former civil aviation minister Praful Patel has said.
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'Right Engine Changed, Left Inspected': Air India On Dreamliner Plane Crash
The right engine of the Air India plane that crashed 36 seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Airport - killing 274 people - was overhauled in March 2025 and the left was inspected in April, the airline said.
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Plagiarism Over Tragedy Message? Air India CEO Faces Online Backlash
Social media users have claimed that Campbell Wilson's message on the deadly plane crash was "plagiarised" from American Airlines CEO Robert Isom's speech.
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25 Years Before Air India Ahmedabad Plane Crash, A Concorde Takeoff That Changed Flying Forever
25 years before Air India flight AI 171 crashed in India's Ahmedabad, a Concorde crash outside the French capital of Paris changed aviation forever
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"Lucky To Be Sitting Close To Cockpit": 1993 Indian Airlines Crash Survivor
Vasant Chavan, a former mayor of Parbhani, said that he survived the tragedy only because he was sitting near the cockpit and not in the rear part where the fuel tank was located.
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NDTV Inside Flight Simulator: What May Have Happened In Dreamliner's Final Moments
NDTV spoke to a commercial airline pilot inside the cockpit of a flight simulator to get an insight into what could have gone wrong with Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner just before it crashed in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Thursday.
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After Dreamliner Crash, Insurance Cost May Raise Airfare By 2-5%
The aviation insurance industry may consider raising the premium paid by airlines in the next cycle, following the crash of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in Ahmedabad.
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Viral Newspaper Ad Pulled Out After Air India Crash: "Crazy Coincidence"
A front-page newspaper advertisement featuring an Air India aircraft on Thursday is in the spotlight after Flight AI171, operated by the same airline, crashed hours later.
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"Difficult Day...": Air India CEO Expresses "Deep Sorrow" After Plane Crash
Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson on Thursday expressed "deep sorrow" at the crashing of the airline's Boeing 787-8 aircraft with 242 people on board, saying this is a "difficult day" for all at Air India.
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"Missteps, Ignored Warning": What Led To Midair Collision Over Washington
Traffic control issues, an ignored warning and a pilot's error reportedly led to the midair collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines flight over the Potomac River near Washington.
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NDTV Exclusive: Vir Das On His "Respect And Restraint" For Air India Over Ahmedabad Crash Tragedy
Vir Das, a frequent Air India flyer, has thrown both brickbats and bouquets at the airline over the years
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Crash Due To Dual Engine Failure? Air India Pilots Simulate Doomed Flight
Over two weeks after an Air India plane crash that killed all but one of the 242 people on board, investigators and the airline are studying possible dual engine failure as a scenario that prevented the Boeing Co. 787 jet from staying airborne.
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Families Of Air India Crash Victims May File Cases Against Airline In UK, US Courts
Legal teams from the US and the UK are preparing to file lawsuits against Boeing in the two countries over the Air India crash in Ahmedabad last month, in one of the worst aviation disasters the country has seen, sources have told NDTV.
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'Reported Defects Reappearing On Aircraft': Aviation Watchdog After Audit
A special audit of airlines, maintenance teams and other aspects carried out by the aviation watchdog at airports like Delhi and Mumbai has revealed several deficiencies, including reported defects reappearing on aircraft.
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'Many Shortcomings...': Parliament Panel Summons Boeing Over Aviation Safety
AParliament committee on transport will meet airline reps, government officials and Boeing executives, likely in the first week of July, on the issue of safety of civil aviation and to discuss aircraft maintenance concerns.
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'Flying On A Dreamliner? I'm On': Ex Aviation Minister Praful Patel After Crash
There is no cause for worry after the Air India crash in Ahmedabad and the country's regulatory framework is strong, former civil aviation minister Praful Patel has said.
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'Right Engine Changed, Left Inspected': Air India On Dreamliner Plane Crash
The right engine of the Air India plane that crashed 36 seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Airport - killing 274 people - was overhauled in March 2025 and the left was inspected in April, the airline said.
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Plagiarism Over Tragedy Message? Air India CEO Faces Online Backlash
Social media users have claimed that Campbell Wilson's message on the deadly plane crash was "plagiarised" from American Airlines CEO Robert Isom's speech.
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25 Years Before Air India Ahmedabad Plane Crash, A Concorde Takeoff That Changed Flying Forever
25 years before Air India flight AI 171 crashed in India's Ahmedabad, a Concorde crash outside the French capital of Paris changed aviation forever
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"Lucky To Be Sitting Close To Cockpit": 1993 Indian Airlines Crash Survivor
Vasant Chavan, a former mayor of Parbhani, said that he survived the tragedy only because he was sitting near the cockpit and not in the rear part where the fuel tank was located.
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NDTV Inside Flight Simulator: What May Have Happened In Dreamliner's Final Moments
NDTV spoke to a commercial airline pilot inside the cockpit of a flight simulator to get an insight into what could have gone wrong with Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner just before it crashed in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Thursday.
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After Dreamliner Crash, Insurance Cost May Raise Airfare By 2-5%
The aviation insurance industry may consider raising the premium paid by airlines in the next cycle, following the crash of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in Ahmedabad.
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Viral Newspaper Ad Pulled Out After Air India Crash: "Crazy Coincidence"
A front-page newspaper advertisement featuring an Air India aircraft on Thursday is in the spotlight after Flight AI171, operated by the same airline, crashed hours later.
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"Difficult Day...": Air India CEO Expresses "Deep Sorrow" After Plane Crash
Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson on Thursday expressed "deep sorrow" at the crashing of the airline's Boeing 787-8 aircraft with 242 people on board, saying this is a "difficult day" for all at Air India.
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"Missteps, Ignored Warning": What Led To Midair Collision Over Washington
Traffic control issues, an ignored warning and a pilot's error reportedly led to the midair collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines flight over the Potomac River near Washington.
