Page 11 - Latest Updates on Ahmedabad plane crash

Ahmedabad plane crash: Chandrasekaran urges Air India team to stay strong

Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran calls for strength and resolve among Air India staff in wake of Ahmedabad crash, stressing resilience and safety focus

Govt panel meets to probe Air India crash, assess possible causes

A high-level multi-disciplinary committee, set up by the government to look into the Ahmedabad plane crash, on Monday deliberated on various possible theories that could have led to the country's worst air disaster in decades. The panel, chaired by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, listened to the opinions of various stakeholders about the possible causes of the aircrash and deliberated on steps to be taken to check future occurrence of any such accident, sources said. In the first meeting of the panel here, the sources said, the focus of the participants was to analyse the possible causes of the aircrash and how to go about in "formulating Standard Operating Procedures for preventing such occurrences in the future". Since a separate investigation is also being carried out by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which is looking into the technical aspects of the crash, the panel discussed about the possible causes and lesson to be taken from it, the sources said. Civ

Ahmedabad plane crash most heartbreaking of my career: Chandrasekaran

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran further said that all the employees should stay on course and be determined in everything they do

Ahmedabad plane crash: DNA tests identify 99 bodies, 64 handed over to kin

Three days after the tragic crash of Air India flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad, which has so far claimed 270 lives, hospital authorities confirmed on Sunday the identification of 80 victims through DNA matching, including that of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. Authorities have handed over 33 bodies to the victims' families, officials said on Sunday. Rupani was among the 242 passengers and crew members on board the London-bound Air India flight AI-171 that crashed on Thursday. The Gujarat government has announced a state mourning for Rupani on Monday. His funeral procession will be held in Rajkot in the evening. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into a medical college complex moments after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 1:39 PM on Thursday. So far 29 people are reported to have died in the disaster on the ground which includes five MBBS students. Only one person from the aircraft miraculously survived. "A total of 80 plane crash victims

Air India crash: Ex-Gujarat CM Rupani's mortal remains handed over to kin

The mortal remains of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who died in an Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last week, were handed over to his family members by the civil hospital authorities here on Monday. The last rites of Rupani will be held in his hometown Rajkot after a funeral procession on Monday evening. Rupani, 68, who was the chief minister from August 2016 to September 2021, steered Gujarat through a critical post-Covid recovery phase. He was among the 242 passengers and crew members on board the London-bound Air India flight AI-171 that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12. While 241 persons on board the aircraft died, one passenger miraculously survived. Besides, 29 persons are reported to have died in the disaster on the ground, which includes five MBBS students. As Rupani's body was charred beyond recognition, his mortal remains were identified on Sunday after matching the DNA samples with that of his relatives. His wife Anjali Rupani and other family members w

Air India crash: Vijay Rupani to be cremated today with full state honours

According to officials, Rupani's mortal remains will be received from Ahmedabad Civil Hospital at 11:30 am and transported to Rajkot by air, where it is expected to arrive by 2 pm

Families of Air India crash victims decry delay in recovery efforts

Just one of two flight data "black boxes" have been recovered by investigators, and most victims' identities are still awaiting DNA testing

Cockpit voice recorder recovered in A-I crash that killed 241 on board

Officials investigating the Air India plane crash on Sunday confirmed that the Cockpit Voice Recorder black box has been found, a crucial discovery which will help identify the possible cause behind the deadly crash that killed 270 persons, including 241 persons on board. Earlier, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) had confirmed that only the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) of the ill-fated plane was found. The officials confirmed the recovery of black boxes to P K Mishra, the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Sunday inspected the Air India plane crash site in Ahmedabad and also visited the civil hospital where injured persons are undergoing treatment. Mishra chaired a high-level review meeting at Circuit House here and discussed ongoing relief, rescue, and investigation efforts with senior officials from the Central and state governments, Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), and Airports Authority of India, an official release ...

Working with other Tata group firms to assist crash victims' kin: Air India

Air India has begun the process of handing over the bodies of AI171 crash victims while assisting more than 400 relatives in Ahmedabad and conducting fleet-wide safety checks

Fast probe required: Crash investigation should be quick and credible

It should be noted that Air India itself, while troubled on several dimensions, has not had a major fatality due to a crash (as distinct from terrorist action) since Boeing 707 crash-landed in Mumbai

Air India crash: 47 victims identified via DNA; 24 bodies handed over

Authorities have confirmed 47 victims through DNA testing following the AI171 crash in Ahmedabad and handed over 24 bodies as Air India continues to support affected families

Aviation insurance premiums may see up to 10% spike post Air India crash

Following the AI-171 crash, global reinsurers may raise aviation rates, with insurers expecting 5-10 per cent premium hikes in FY27 amid mounting claims

A-I plane crash: Rupani's mortal remains identified, probe gathers pace

The mortal remains of former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani have been identified through DNA test, officials said on Sunday, as investigations into the June 12 Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad intensified. Various central and state government agencies, led by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), were at the crash site here for a probe into the causes of the country's worst air disaster in three decades. So far, 32 victims have been identified and the mortal remains of 14 handed over to the relatives, additional civil superintendent Dr Rajnish Patel told reporters, as the process to identify the deceased through DNA tests gained pace three days after the tragedy. Rupani was among the 241 passengers killed in the horrific crash. One out of the 242 persons on board miraculously survived. "The DNA sample of former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani matched (with that of his family members) today morning at 11.10 am," Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sangha

A-I plane crash: 32 victims identified by DNA, 14 bodies handed over to kin

Authorities have so far identified 31 victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad through DNA testing and 12 families have claimed the mortal remains till now, an official said on Sunday. The process of DNA matching of former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, who also died in the June 12 plane crash, was underway, additional civil superintendent Dr Rajnish Patel told reporters. The victims identified so far were from different places in Gujarat and Rajasthan, he said. As many of the bodies are burnt beyond recognition or damaged otherwise, authorities are carrying out DNA tests to establish the identity of victims of the horrific tragedy. "Thirty one DNA samples have matched till now, and 12 bodies have already been handed over to the respective families. These deceased were from Udaipur, Vadodara, Kheda, Mehsana, Ahmedabad and Botad districts," said Patel, professor of surgery at the government-run B J Medical College. The DNA matching process for former CM Rupani was st

How passenger in seat 11A became only survivor of Air India plane crash

Only the passenger in Seat 11A on Air India Flight 171 lived to tell the tale, a survival nothing short of a miracle

Air India crash: Gujarat to assign grief counsellors for victims' families

The Gujarat government will assign grief counsellors to the families of victims of the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash to deal with the mental trauma, a senior official has said. As many as 230 teams have been formed to coordinate with families of the victims, Gujarat relief commissioner and revenue secretary Alok Pandey told reporters on Saturday. In order to avoid any administrative problem, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will issue a death certificate on the spot. The village patwari can then immediately issue a family relation card so that they do not face any inheritance issue, he said. Teams have been formed and assigned to individual families with a rank of a deputy collector or tehsildar rank officer. Bodies will be handed over to the families and taken in ambulance to the village or district with a police pilot, Pandey said. "A grief counsellor will be assigned to every family to deal with the mental trauma," Pandey said. The official said contact has been establishe

Turkiye govt denies involvement of Turkish Technic in Air India crash

The govt said under 2024 and 2025 deals with Air India, Turkish Technic maintains only B777 aircraft. The crashed Boeing 787-8 is not covered under these agreements

DGCA ramps up inspections of Boeing 787 jets following Air India crash

Air India so far has completed one-time inspections under the direction of India's aviation regulator across nine of the Dreamliner jets in its fleet

Miracle within tragedy: Aviation expert on lone survivor of A-I plane crash

The lone survivor, identified as Vishwashkumar Ramesh, a British national of Indian origin, sustained injuries and is undergoing treatment

IMA urges Tata Group to extend Rs 1 cr compensation to kin of deceased docs

The plea states that as per various constitutional provisions and a 2020 Supreme Court judgement which laid down detailed principles for assessing compensation