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Investigators hope ‘black box’ data can shed light on whether jet crashed because of mechanical failure, human error or other factors
A British man has told how a last-minute change of plans saved him from boarding the Air India jet that crashed in Ahmedabad last Thursday, killing 241 of the 242 people on board. Owen Jackson, 31, from Saffron Walden, Essex, had been working in India and was due to fly home on Flight AI171 last week.
The aviation ministry on Saturday said that the flight data recorder of the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday has been found, adding that the flight had climbed 650 feet in the air before it started descending.
The Air India flight fell from the sky on Thursday and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday.
Skift’s coverage of the Air India crash is offered free to all readers. Air India CEO Campbell Wilson boarded AI143 on Thursday for the 1 PM flight from
Just yesterday at Ahmedabad airport, Sangeeta Gauswami clung tightly to her only child, her heart swelling with pride as she saw off her 19-year-old son from their home in the western Indian state of Gujarat,
Former pilot Ehsan Khalid said the Flight Data Recorder, Cockpit Voice Recorder, and the ACARS data will provide the exact cause of the crash.