Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner carrying 242 people (169 Indian, 53 British, 7 Portuguese, 1 Canadian passengers, plus 12 crew), crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport en route to London Gatwick. The aircraft reached an altitude of only about 625 ft and issued a MAYDAY call before losing contact. It plummeted into the Meghani Nagar residential area, striking a doctors’ hostel at B.J. Medical College, triggering a massive fireball. Recovery teams have retrieved over 200 bodies, and officials indicate there are likely no survivors among those on board, though investigations are still ongoing. This tragic accident marks the first-ever fatal crash of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Credit: Raj Aviation
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