Air india flight 171: From Ahmedabad to London-Gatwick crashed

Air India flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London-Gatwick crashed shortly after take off on the afternoon of 12 June. The Boeing 787-8 “Dreamliner” lost height just seconds after departure and impacted a neighborhood to the southwest of the airport. Air India says that one of the 242 people on board the aircraft survived the crash. This is the first hull loss of a Boeing 787. The Air India Flight 171 crash in Ahmedabad has brought a second devastating loss to the Christian family, with Lawrence Daniel Christian among the 241 fatalities. The Air India Flight AI- 171 crashed into the residential quarters of BJ Medical College-housing doctors and medical staff on Thursday. | Latest News India Air India plane crash: Investigators probing the cause of the crash of Air India AI- 171 flight have turned their focus to the tail of the plane. They are looking for signs of a ‘contained electrical fire’, suspecting it could have disrupted flight sensors and cut off fuel supply.