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

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!’

International agencies assist India's AAIB in investigating Air India crash; black box data analysis underway.

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.

Indian investigators have recovered the digital flight data recorder or the black box of the Air India flight that crashed a day earlier.

Air India has confirmed that 241 people, including 52 British nationals who were on board the flight, were killed in the crash.

Actor Amitabh Bachchan is pained and filled with grief over the tragic loss of lives in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. Taking to his blog on Saturday, Amitabh expressed his empathy and support for those affected by the incident. (Also Read | ‘Overwhelmed’ Zeenat Aman pens emotional note on flying Air India days after Ahmedabad plane crash)

While family and relatives of the victims who lost their lives in the Ahmedabad plane crash are constantly travelling to Ahmedabad, airlines are seeing it as an opportunity to earn profits as airfares for flights to and from Ahmedabad have increased to more than a whopping 500%.