Air_India Boeing 787 crashes in Ahmedabad
Analysis based on 6 articles · First reported Jun 12, 2025 · Last updated Jun 12, 2025
An India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, bound for United Kingdom — Gatwick Airport with 244 people onboard, crashed in India — Ahmedabad, India, five minutes after takeoff. The aircraft, manufactured by Boeing, crashed into the Meghani Nagar residential area. This marks the first crash of a Boeing 787 aircraft. India's Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu has mobilized rescue teams, and India's chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran has set up an emergency center to support affected families. Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, director general of the directorate of civil aviation, provided details on the incident.
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