Hundreds mourn ‘hero’ pilot after ‘extremely rare’ dual engine failure suspected - India has ordered all Boeing 787s being operated by local carriers to be inspected

At least 265 people died in Ahmedabad after a London-bound Air India plane crashed into a government-run medical hostel moments after taking off from the city airport on Wednesday. The airline confirmed that the flight carried 242 passengers and there was only one survivor,

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,

The flight was carrying passengers and 12 crew. Only a single British passenger, named as Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, survived. He is understood to have jumped from the emergency door of the Gatwick-bound plane as the flight came came down.

Air India confirms that flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, was involved in an accident today after take-off. The flight, which departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hrs, was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Of these, 169 are…