Delhi Airport Incident: On July 22, 2025, flight AI315 from Hong Kong to Delhi experienced a fire in the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) shortly after landing and parking at the gate. The incident occurred as passengers were disembarking, and the APU automatically shut down as per system design. The aircraft sustained some damage; however, all…
Responding to the preliminary report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the deadly Air India flight AI 171 crash, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Saturday said that the findings are still in early stages and “nothing definite” can be concluded at this point. Speaking to IANS in Pune,…
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has released its preliminary report on the tragic crash of Air India’s B787-8 aircraft (registration VT-ANB), which took place on June 12, 2025, in Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff for London Gatwick. The aircraft, operating as Flight AI171, crashed at approximately 08:09 UTC, just moments after becoming airborne. According to…
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has clarified that a circulating WhatsApp message purporting to be the preliminary investigation report of the AI-171 crash is entirely fabricated and not issued by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has issued a clarification regarding a misleading WhatsApp message that falsely claims to be…
In a tragic turn of events, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed just five minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The flight, bound for London, sent out a desperate Mayday call before disappearing from radar and plunging into a building near Meghani Nagar, engulfed…
Boeing Co (BA) shares tumbled 3.97 per cent, falling $8.49 to $205.51 as of 10:21 AM Eastern Time (ET) on June 12, 2025, on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), following the deadly crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad. The London-bound Flight AI171, carrying 242 passengers and crew,…