Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu announced a three-month deadline for the Air India Flight 171 crash investigation in Ahmedabad. The recovery of the black box is expected to provide crucial insights into the cause of the accident.

Tragedy struck this week when a plane crashed in the city of Ahmedabad just shortly after takeoff, leaving investigators and aviation officials with many questions.

India’s aviation sector is experiencing disruptions due to the closure of airspace in six countries in response to Iran’s retaliation against Israeli attacks. This disruption

AI-171 crashed into the hostel building of BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad 33 seconds after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

An Air India flight had to make an emergency landing following reports of a bomb threat one day after hundreds died in a fatal crash involving one of the airline's planes.

The closure of airspace in Iran amid its ongoing tensions with Israel has forced Air India to divert its flights on another route. On Friday, Air India announced that several of its international flights have either been diverted or sent back to their origin due to the emerging situation in Iran and the closure of its airspace.

Global air traffic has been disrupted following Israel’s strikes on Iran Friday, with several major airlines suspending flights to and from locations in the Middle East and rerouting their planes to avoid much of the region’s airspace.