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The Boeing Dreamliner was filmed shortly after take-off descending and crashing into a residential area.

I can’t be certain what caused the Air India crash, but there’s one thing my pilot’s eyes can’t ignore

At this early stage, I’m reluctant to label this accident “human error” but it’s worth observing that at around the time the aircraft started its terminal descent into the ground, the undercarriage was still deployed.

  • David Evans

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The tail of the Air India plane became wedged in a medical students’ dining hall.

‘Didn’t know what to do’: Students were eating lunch when plane struck dining hall

Mohit Chavda was halfway through his meal of lentils, cabbage and bread when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into the room.

  • Suhasini Raj, Mujib Mashal, Hari Kumar and Amelia Nierenberg
The tail of the Air India plane is seen stuck in a building at the site of the crash in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state.

Boeing’s safety record under scrutiny after Air India disaster

Air India flight 171 is the first fatal crash for Boeing’s Dreamliner, with the company already under a cloud for its record with the 737 Max.

  • Chris Zappone
A wheel from the plane lies amongst the debris.

The experts’ theories on why flight AI171 went down

It could take weeks, if not months, for the exact cause of the crash to become clear. But experts are trying to piece together a number of possible reasons.

  • Joe Pinkstone and Christopher Jasper
Brother says British survivor called his father moments after the Air India crash.
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"It's a miracle he survived"

Brother says British survivor called his father moments after the Air India crash.

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‘Heartbreaking beyond words’: More than 200 people killed in Air India plane crash

Black smoke billowed from the site where Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, went down in a populated area near the airport, hitting a medical college hostel.

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India foreign ministry on Air India plane crash
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India foreign ministry on Air India plane crash

India foreign ministry on Air India plane crash

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Virgin kicks off Qatar flights partnership to close in on Qantas

The move is expected to expand choice for Australian travellers while stepping up competition with Qantas.

  • Chris Zappone
The Western Sydney International Airport terminal building

Inside Western Sydney Airport’s surprisingly small terminal

Resembling one of Sydney’s new metro stations, the newly finished terminal is a gleaming, ultra-modern monument to the many shades of brown.

  • Mostafa Rachwani
Qantas is shutting down its Jetstar Asia operations.

Qantas to shut down Jetstar Asia, redeploy planes to Australia; 500 jobs to go

The closure, which will affect 16 routes within Asia, comes as Jetstar Asia is expected to post a $35 million underlying loss this year.

  • Chris Zappone

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