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Six Air India Dreamliner Flights Cancelled Amid Safety Scrutiny

By Aman Kumar Himanshu June 17, 2025 Ahmedabad Plane Crash AI171 Crash air crash investigation AIR INDIA Air India flight cancellations Aviation Safety Boeing 787 Boeing scrutiny Delhi airport DGCA checks Dreamliner flight disruptions Genx Engines Hong Kong flight returns Indian aviation Kolkata emergency deboarding London Gatwick Paris flight cancelled RAT deployment rohan dua the new indian

Air India cancelled six Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner international flights on Tuesday following heightened safety checks ordered after the deadly AI171 crash in Ahmedabad, which claimed 274 lives. The New Indian has been leading the ground reporting on the unfolding crisis.

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Nation Mourns AI171 Tragedy as Government Launches Multi-Level Probe into Air India Crash

By Khushboo Kumari June 15, 2025 12 crew members 230 Passengers 242 On Board 24x7 Control Room AAI AAIB Accountability Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Airport Helpline Ahmedabad Civil Hospital AI171 Crash Air India Flight AI171 Air India Helpline Aspiring Doctors Aviation Investigation Aviation Reforms Aviation Safety BCAS Black Box Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner British Nationals CISF civil aviation minister Crash Site Visit Crisis Management DGCA Documentation Support emergency measures Ex Gratia Compensation flight data recorder GO Team High-level Meeting Home minister amit shah Human Tragedy June 12 London Gatwick London-Gatwick Support Cell Media Cell Medical students Meghani Nagar minister of state Ministry of Civil Aviation MoCA MoCA Control Room Murlidhar Mohol National Loss National Media Centre New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ram Mohan Naidu relief operations safety protocols Samir Kumar Sinha transparency Travel Assistance Udaan Bhawan

New Delhi: In a sombre press conference held at Udaan Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, accompanied by Minister…

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Black Box of Crashed Air India Dreamliner Recovered from Medical College Roof

By Atul Krishan June 15, 2025 787 Dreamliner AAIB Ahmedabad AI-161 air crash AIR INDIA Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Aviation Ministry aviation regulators BJ Medical College Black Box Boeing 787 casualties clear weather cockpit communications commercial aviation Crash crash site data extraction debris removal DFDR Dreamliner evidence collection flight data recorder flight parameters global operations india initial climb Investigation London Gatwick rescue operations Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport structural damage technical issues twin-engine widebody jet

Ahmedabad: Investigators have retrieved the crucial flight data recorder from the wreckage of the Air India Boeing 787 that crashed into a medical college complex…

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52 British Nationals Among 242 On Board Crashed Air India Flight; India Offers Assistance to Foreign Nationals

By Atul Krishan June 12, 2025 +351 911 991 939 1 Canadian 1:38 PM 132 fatalities 169 Indian nationals 1800 5691 444 242 passengers 52 British nationals 7 Portuguese passengers Ahmedabad AIR INDIA Air India emergency helpline assistance authorities aviation authorities Boeing 787-8 Captain Sumit Sabbharwal cause of crash Crash crew Embassy of India emergency number families First Officer Clive Kundur flight AI-171 grief hospitals Investigation Lisbon local time London Gatwick Mayday call Ministers New Delhi passenger manifest Prime Minister Narendra Modi rescue teams Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport statement survivors takeoff tragedy tweet

New Delhi: An Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft operating as flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed shortly after takeoff today, with 52 British…

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Air India Urges Media to Avoid Passenger Helpline, Directs Queries to Official Channels

By Atul Krishan June 12, 2025 1:38 PM 132 deaths 24/7 helpline 242 passengers Ahmedabad AIR INDIA Air India website AirIndia airindia.com airport.aviation authorities aviation disaster Boeing 787-8 Boeing technical teams British citizens Canadian passenger Captain Sumit Sabbharwal Crash crash site DGCA emergency teams fatalities First Officer Clive Kundur Flight AI171 hospitals Indian nationals injured survivors Investigation local time London Gatwick Mayday call media advisory media contact media queries national carrier official communication official updates passenger helpline Portuguese passengers rescue operations

DELHI: Air India has requested media organizations to refrain from calling its dedicated passenger helpline following the crash of Flight AI171, instead directing journalists to…

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Six Air India Dreamliner Flights Cancelled Amid Safety Scrutiny

Nation Mourns AI171 Tragedy as Government Launches Multi-Level Probe into Air India Crash

Black Box of Crashed Air India Dreamliner Recovered from Medical College Roof

52 British Nationals Among 242 On Board Crashed Air India Flight; India Offers Assistance to Foreign Nationals

Air India Urges Media to Avoid Passenger Helpline, Directs Queries to Official Channels

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