Overview

• On June 12, Air India Flight AI171 crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, killing 279 people — 241 on board and 38 residents in a medical students’ hostel area.
• The sole survivor, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, described sudden power loss and flashing cockpit lights before the aircraft descended into the residential zone.
• Investigators have recovered one of two flight recorders and requested assistance from U.S. and Boeing teams to analyse critical data.
• India’s Civil Aviation Ministry ordered additional inspections of all Boeing 787 Dreamliners operated by Air India and Vistara.
• Air India pledged 10 million rupees (about €100,000) in automatic compensation per victim as DNA-led efforts continue to identify remains.