India launches inspection of Boeing 787s
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The Air India flight fell from the sky on Thursday and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday.
A new video from the Ahmedabad Air India crash shows the sole survivor, Ramesh Vishwas Kumar, in a white t-shirt, walking away from the blazing wreckage while talking on the phone. pic.twitter.com/G1DSkhA9Bh
There’s nothing that makes any airplane seat safer than anywhere else on a plane, aviation experts say, and it’s usually not worth trying to game out safety when selecting where to sit for a flight.
Indian authorities have started handing over remains of the victims of one of India's worst aviation disasters after identifying some through DNA tests.
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.