Overview

• The Boeing 787-8 bound for London-Gatwick went down shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, killing at least 265 people onboard and on the ground.
• Rescue teams discovered one survivor, 38-year-old passenger Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who is now recovering in hospital and has described escaping through an emergency exit.
• Search crews have retrieved one of the aircraft’s black boxes, and experts from the U.S. and Boeing are set to join Indian authorities in analyzing flight data and cockpit recordings.
• The Indian government and state authorities have mobilized emergency response teams and initiated DNA testing to identify victims as part of ongoing relief operations.
• The aircraft, piloted by Captain Sumeet Sabharwal with over 8,200 flight hours, issued a Mayday call seconds after takeoff before losing contact and plunging into a residential area of Meghaninagar.