AHMEDABAD, India: Rescuers searched for missing people and aircraft debris in charred buildings in Ahmedabad on Friday after more than 240 people were killed in an Air India Boeing 787 crash, and as local media reported that India was considering grounding the airline’s 787 fleet for safety checks. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board bound for Gatwick Airport south of London took off over a residential area and disappeared from view before a huge fireball was seen rising into the sky from beyond the houses, CCTV footage showed.

Shocking images shared to social media showed a huge trail of smoke emanating from the crash site near the international airport this morning

AHMEDABAD: 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 one…

Air India plane crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport with 242 passengers, investigation underway by DGCA.

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The airline said there were 169 Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian aboard the Boeing 787-8 plane.

FlightRadar24 data suggests the aircraft undertaking the voyage was a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Shocking images shared to social media showed a huge trail of smoke emanating from the crash site near the international airport this morning

An Air India flight bound for London Gatwick, carrying 53 British nationals, has crashed in India’s western city of Ahmedabad.

NEW DELHI: An Air India plane headed to London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and police…

AHMEDABAD, India: 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.…

There were 242 people on board the plane, including two pilots and ten cabin crew

The Ahmedabad air disaster is yet another tragedy involving Boeing.

In Indien hat es ein verheerendes Unglück gegeben: Eine Boeing-787 mit 240 Menschen an Bord stürzte kurz nach dem Start in ein Wohngebiet.

Boeing Dreamliner goes down after takeoff, and rescue efforts are under way.

At least 242 people were on board flight AI171 when it crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport.

Flight 171 was bound for Gatwick Airport, authorities in London confirm, as search and rescue teams are deployed.

An Air India passenger plane bound for Gatwick with more than 240 people on board crashed shortly after takeoff from the north-western Indian city of Ahmedabad

NEW DELHI, India: An Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and…

Over 200 people have died as an Air India Boeing 787 aircraft crashed minutes after departing from Ahmedabad airport

A new angle shows the final moments - from take-off to crash - of the doomed Air India flight on its way to London, Gatwick. CCTV footage shows the Boeing 787 Dreamliner leaving…