Air India, DNA and Crash
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A loss of engine power is increasingly being seen as the most probable cause of the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad that killed more than 270 people on Thursday.Video footage and preliminary findings suggest that the aircraft failed to gain altitude,
A high-level committee is set to convene today to investigate the recent Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 241 passengers and injured many others on the ground. The panel aims to analyse existing safety procedures and recommend new guidelines to prevent future tragedies.
The London-bound Boeing 787 struck a medical college hostel in a residential area of Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff Thursday, killing 241 people on board and at least 29 on the ground. One passenger survived.
At least 270 died when the Air India flight crashed into the campus of a medical college in Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff on Thursday. Only one passenger among the 242 aboard survived. At least 29 others on the ground, including five medical students inside the hostel, were also killed.
In one case, forensic teams, reportedly have to repeat the 72-hour-long DNA testing procedure after two heads of different victims were found in one body bag
Filmmaker Mahesh Kalawadia (Mahesh Jirawala) went missing the day Air India flight AI-171 crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. His family has submitted DNA samples as his phone's last location was near the crash site.