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Al Jazeera on MSNHow Air India flight 171 crashed and its fatal last momentsA preliminary report released on Saturday has found that fuel-control switches were cut, but does not explain why.
Boeing's CEO pulled out of the Paris Air Show following the Air India crash, which has set a somber mood for the aviation and defense event at Le Bourget.
The AI 171 crash took place on June 12, when the London-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The aircraft hit a hostel building at BJ Medical College,
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has been able to extract “good data” from the black boxes. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Air India plane, flight AI171, bound for London with 242 people onboard, crashed as it took off from Ahmedabad airport. Newsweek's live blog is closed.
LONDON and DELHI -- An Air India airliner carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members en route to the United Kingdom crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on Thursday, leaving 246 dead and at least one surviving passenger, local officials and the airline said.