London — The families of some British victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad have claimed that remains of 2 out of at least 12 British victims repatriated to the U.K. were wrongly identified as being their loved ones, a lawyer who says his firm is representing over 20 victims' families told CBS News. Of the 242 people on board the Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick airport that crashed on June 12 just minutes after takeoff, 52 were British citizens. James Healy-P...Read More

Ahmedabad: Tata Sons today formalized and completed the registration of a public charitable trust in Mumbai. The Trust will be called ‘The AI-171 Memorial and Welfare Trust’, dedicated to the victims of the unfortunate accident of Air India flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad, an official statement said. The Trust will provide both immediate and continuing support to the dependents/next of kin of the deceased, to those who were injured, and to all others who are directly or collaterally affected by ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) today released its preliminary report on the Air India crash that occurred shortly after take-off from SVPI airport in the city on June 12. The findings confirm that both engines of the Boeing 787-8 aircraft were cut off within seconds of liftoff, leading to a rapid loss of altitude and the eventual crash outside the airport perimeter. According to the report, the aircraft achieved take-off speed at 08:08:35 UTC (Coordinated Univers...Read More

Ahmedabad: The last rites of all 26 victims of the tragic Ahmedabad plane crash have been completed with full religious respect, following the completion of DNA sample matching of the human remains recovered from the crash site. During the identification process, the hospital administration had informed the bereaved families that more remains could be identified over time as the matching process progressed. After the final round of testing, the DNA of 26 mortal remains was successfully matche...Read More

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has instructed leading Indian carriers, including Air India and IndiGo, to organise mental health workshops for their flight crew following the psychological impact of the fatal Air India 171 crash on June 12, which claimed 260 lives. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Air India witnessed a wave of sick leave, as many crew members were too mentally distressed to operate flights. Officials say the DGCA has advised the airline to conduct w...Read More

Ahmedabad: Health Minister Rushikesh Patel has announced that the DNA matching process for all passengers and crew members involved in the June 12, 2025, plane crash in Ahmedabad has been completed. The mortal remains of all 241 deceased passengers and crew have been respectfully handed over to their families. In total, 260 deceased individuals have been identified in connection with the crash—254 through DNA testing and 6 through facial identification. All have been handed over to their resp...Read More

Mumbai: Tata Sons, the majority stakeholder in Air India, is in the process of securing board approvals to establish a trust aimed at providing financial assistance to the families of victims of the Air India Flight 171 crash in Ahmedabad. During an interim board meeting held on Thursday, Chairman N. Chandrasekaran briefed board members about the proposed structure of the trust, according to multiple sources. The company is seeking approval for a proposed allocation of around ₹500 crore to fu...Read More

New Delhi: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has released a status report on the recovery and examination of black box data from Air India Flight AI-171. According to the report, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), along with technical experts from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), successfully extracted data from the crash-protected memory module of the front black box on 25 June 2025. The analysis of both the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR...Read More

Ahmedabad: Two weeks after the tragic crash of flight AI 171, one passenger out of the 241 who died onboard the ill-fated aircraft still remains in the morgue of Civil Hospital. "Relatives are expected to collect the last remaining body soon. So far, 259 individuals have been identified—240 passengers from the flight and 13 ground victims through DNA, while six others were identified through physical or facial features. Just one body remains unclaimed," said a Civil Hospital official. On Wed...Read More

Bhavnagar: Spiritual leader Morari Bapu has paid tribute to the victims of the Ahmedabad plane crash that occurred on June 12 and announced a financial aid of ₹51 lakh for the families of the deceased, according to a statement released on Friday. “Deeply moved by the tragedy, Morari Bapu has pledged ₹51 lakh in assistance for the families of those who lost their lives. The aid will be disbursed through the Shri Chitrakutdham Trust after receiving the necessary details from Air India. Th...Read More