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

The horrific crash of Air India Flight AI171 on Thursday, June 12, 2025, has left the nation in profound grief, with the confirmed death toll now sta

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said the country has very strict aviation safety standards and robust protocols, and everything will be done to further improve safety. "Any theory going around the plane crash will be analysed,

The investigation into Air India flight 171 crash opens up questions into the many concerns surrounding Boeing's 787.

The crash happened just weeks after the company cut a deal with the U.S. government to avoid taking criminal responsibility for a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.

It’s also the latest disaster to hit the beleaguered American aerospace giant — which has been dogged by a door that blew off a 737 jet, a leaky spacecraft that stranded astronauts on the International Space Station for months, as well as politically damaging delays in outfitting the new Air Force One jets.

India’s aviation regulator DGCA has mandated enhanced safety inspections for Air India’s entire Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 fleet.

The fatal crash of Air India Flight AI171 in Ahmedabad raises urgent questions about Boeing’s quality control, regulatory oversight, and India’s aviation preparedness—issues that have long simmered beneath the surface of commercial air safety.