Air India flight to London carrying 242 people crashes in Ahmedabad
Plane came down in western India shortly after take-off
Plane came down in western India shortly after take-off

Plane carrying 242 people crashed in Ahmedabad

The country’s worst civil aviation disaster in almost three decades claims more than 200 lives

Airline was more than halfway into a post-privatisation turnaround when tragedy struck

Cause of incident involving 787-8 aircraft is unknown but could deal a blow to chief executive Kelly Ortberg’s strategy

Campbell Wilson’s ambition to turn carrier into world-class airline marred by fatal crash of Boeing Dreamliner jet

Huge expansion of airports and infrastructure has created need for stronger oversight and more staff, analysts say