India is considering ground its entire fleet of Boeing Dreamliner 787-8s, following a deadly plane crash that happened seconds after it took off from Ahmedabad airport that killed all but one of the 242 people onboard.
Yesterday the world witnessed one of the worst aviation disasters of the 21st century, after Air India flight AI171, travelling from western India to London Gatwick, crashed into a densely populated part of Ahmedabad just seconds after taking off.
At least 290 people were killed in the crash, including 241 people on the flight and around 50 people on the ground.
The sole survivor on the plane was revealed to be British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who is miraculously in a 'not very critical' condition as he recovers in hospital, according to Dr. Rajnish Patel, professor and head of surgery at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.
Since then, however, sources within India's government have told local media that its entire fleet will likely be grounded for a safety review of the plane.
