The horrific crash of Air India Flight AI171 on Thursday, June 12, 2025, has left the nation in profound grief, with the confirmed death toll now sta

On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight 171 crashed near Ahmedabad, killing 241 of 242 aboard. The last message from the cockpit was, ‘Thrust not achieved... falling... Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!’

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

Air India has confirmed that one passenger survived Thursday's airplane crash, which had 242 passengers and crew members on board.

An Air India plane crashed into a medical college in Ahmedabad, killing people on the ground and leaving a sole survivor on the flight. Authorities said 269 died.

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.

On June 12, as news emerged that an Air India flight bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India, a video ( archived) circulated online claiming to authentically show the final moments before the crash from inside the cabin.

Turkey said the claim that ‘the maintenance of the Boeing 787-8 passenger aircraft was carried out by Turkish Technic’ following the crash of an Air India passenger aircraft during take-off is false.

Air India Flight 171 crashed into a hostel near Ahmedabad airport after a failed take-off. The pilot's distress call, reporting a lack of thrust, was the last communication received. Investigators suspect insufficient thrust caused the Boeing Dreamliner to overshoot the runway.

Zeenat Aman shared her grief on Instagram, reflecting on her emotional experience aboard an Air India flight shortly after the Ahmedabad plane crash tragedy.