Overview

• Flight AI-171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, went down minutes after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, killing 241 of 242 people on board and igniting fires in the Meghani Nagar neighborhood.
• Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was confirmed among the victims by Union Minister C.R. Patil.
• The aircraft’s black box flight recorder has been retrieved and four specialists from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch are assisting Indian authorities in the inquiry.
• The sole survivor, British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, is in stable condition at Civil Hospital Ahmedabad and expected to be discharged soon.
• National Disaster Response Force teams and local agencies are leading debris clearance and support operations while families and officials continue to pay tribute to the victims.