Overview

• Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London, crashed near Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff, resulting in 241 fatalities out of 242 on board.
• The sole survivor, British national Ramesh Vishwakumar, is receiving treatment in an Ahmedabad hospital following the disaster.
• President Donald Trump described the accident as "one of the worst in aviation history" and pledged immediate American support for rescue and recovery efforts.
• Under ICAO Annex 13 procedures, India’s AAIB has formed a high-level inquiry team and accepted technical assistance from the US NTSB, British AAIB and Boeing to examine flight data and engine components.
• The passenger list included nationals from India, the UK, Canada and Portugal, underscoring the flight’s international mix of travellers.