Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday ordered enhanced safety inspection of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet powered by GEnx engines, a day after 241 people onboard died in the plane crash in Ahmeda

AHMEDABAD, India >> The investigation into the Air India plane crash that killed more than 240 people is focusing on the engine, flaps and landing gear, a source said on Friday, as the aviation regulator ordered safety checks on the airline’s entire Boeing-787 fleet.

An Air India plane crashed into a medical college in Ahmedabad, killing people on the ground and leaving a sole survivor on the flight. Authorities said 269 died.

Air India Flight AI171's crash shortly after takeoff on Thursday brought back memories of a black May 22, 2010 for many. On that tragic morning a little over fifteen years ago, Air India Express Flight 812 crashed on landing at around 6:10 am after overshooting Mangaluru International Airport's table top runway.

The tragic AI-171 plane crash claimed 241 lives. Mourning the loss of their loved ones, Clive's friend describes him as a kind soul while Dr Komi Vyas' father recalls his last conversation

On June 12, as news emerged that an Air India flight bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India, a video ( archived) circulated online claiming to authentically show the final moments before the crash from inside the cabin.

Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

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