Ramesh Viswashkumar, the only known survivor out of the 242 people onboard an Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday, had been sitting near an emergency exit of the London-bound flight and managed to jump out,

An Air India plane with more than 200 people on board crashed near the airport in India's city of Ahmedabad. Authorities fear no survivors.

The aircraft was under the command of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, an LTC with 8,200 hours of flying experience. He was assisted by First Officer Clive Kundar, who had 1,100 hours of flying experience, the official said.

The Tata Group, which bought the airline three years ago, has been trying to improve operations at a time of great change in India’s aviation market.

Air India said that 169 Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and a Canadian were on board. Vijay Rupani, the chief minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021, was on the flight. The number of dead is unconfirmed,

India's aviation minister said Thursday a formal investigation had been opened into the cause of the deadly air crash of a London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that killed at least 260 people. "Following the tragic incident in Ahmedabad,

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed Thursday in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline said.

Air India flight 171 crashed on a building minutes after takeoff near the airport in India’s western city of Ahmedabad.

LONDON and DELHI -- An Air India airliner en route to the United Kingdom from India crashed in an area near the Ahmedabad airport, local officials and the airline said. "Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025," the airline said in a statement posted on social media.

A London-bound passenger jet crashed in a residential area in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground -- but

India has urged China to ensure stability and transparency in the supply of rare earth elements, following Beijing’s move to impose special export permits on seven critical minerals and associated magnets.