Aviation journalist Jeff Wise on the crash of flight AI171, in which more than 270 people died, and how one passenger in seat 11A managed to survive

Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kunder placed a mayday call, but they had little over a minute after takeoff before the fatal crash occurred

Aviation journalist Jeff Wise on the crash of flight AI171, in which more than 270 people died, and how one passenger in seat 11A managed to survive

Brit Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who was sitting in seat 11A, said it was a 'miracle' he survived last Thursday's disaster that killed 279 people.

The Air India plane that crashed and killed at least 270 people last week had one of its engines recently replaced, the airline's chairman has revealed.

Relations of the 53 Britons on board have paid tribute to the nurses, teachers, lovers, parents, children and friends whose lives were tragically cut short last week.