Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 01:02pm on 14 Jun 2025,Saturday India
On June 12, 2025, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (Flight AI 171) crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, tragically killing at least 270 people, including students in a nearby hostel, the deadliest air disaster in a decade. CCTV footage shows the flight briefly climbing with its landing gear extended and no visible engine fire before descending and exploding into a fireball 33 seconds after departure. Investigators are probing engine thrust anomalies, flap malfunctions, and prolonged gear deployment; maintenance lapses are possible, while bird strike seems unlikely. The flight data recorder has been recovered; the cockpit voice recorder remains missing. India’s regulator has mandated additional checks on all Boeing 787‑8/9s, focusing on GEnx engines and takeoff parameters. (PC: CNN, CNBC, Reuters & The Economic Times)
