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Air India: Flag carrier of India
Air India is the flag carrier of India with its main hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, and secondary hubs at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, alongside several focus cities across India. Headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, India, the airline is owned by Air India Limited, which is owned by the Tata Group (74.9%) and Singapore Airlines (25.1%). As of November 2024, the airline serves 102 domestic and international destinations, operating a variety of Airbus and Boeing aircraft and is the second-largest airline in India in terms of passengers carried after IndiGo. Air India became the 27th member of Star Alliance on 11 July 2014.

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India BLASTS 'Twisted' U.S Report On Air India Crash, Denies Pilot Fuel Cut Claim As ‘Baseless
.’ [Video]

India BLASTS 'Twisted' U.S Report On Air India Crash, Denies Pilot Fuel Cut Claim As ‘Baseless
.’

Fresh controversy has erupted over the fatal Air India crash in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad last month. A Wall Street Journal report claims a cockpit recording reveals the captain cut off the aircraft’s..

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India orders airlines to inspect certain Boeing models after Air India crash [Video]

India orders airlines to inspect certain Boeing models after Air India crash

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AI171 Tragedy: Aviation Experts EXPOSE Report Gaps | Is Foreign Media Twisting the Narrative? [Video]

AI171 Tragedy: Aviation Experts EXPOSE Report Gaps | Is Foreign Media Twisting the Narrative?

AI171 Tragedy: Aviation expert and Wing Commander Sharath Panicker has strongly dismissed claims of pilot error in the recent Air India crash, calling the official AAIB report deeply flawed. He points..

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Fuel cut-off on 787 “can’t happen by accident” [Video]

Fuel cut-off on 787 “can’t happen by accident”

Flight instructor Alan Colman says it’s nearly impossible to accidentally move engine fuel switches on a Boeing 787, after a preliminary report into the deadly Air India crash found the controls had..

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BBC Under Fire For 'Burying Boeing Blame': Netizens ACCUSE Network Of Twisting AI171 Crash Report [Video]

BBC Under Fire For 'Burying Boeing Blame': Netizens ACCUSE Network Of Twisting AI171 Crash Report

The crash of Air India flight AI171 has sparked a storm of controversy as BBC’s coverage comes under scrutiny. The network is being accused of prematurely blaming pilot error based on partial cockpit..

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Investigation into Air India crash finds engines starved of fuel [Video]

Investigation into Air India crash finds engines starved of fuel

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Air India crash blamed on fuel shut-off [Video]

Air India crash blamed on fuel shut-off

Aviation expert Terry Tozer comments on preliminary findings into the Air India crash in which investigators say the fuel supply was manually cut off. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at..

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Engine fuel cutoff moments before Air India plane crash, preliminary report reveals [Video]

Engine fuel cutoff moments before Air India plane crash, preliminary report reveals

Engine fuel cutoff moments before Air India plane crash, preliminary report reveals On June 12, the London-bound Boeing 787 crashed in Ahmedabad. All 230 passengers on board, except for one, were..

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Preliminary Probe Report Reveals SHOCKING Details Of AI171’s Cockpit Audio | AI171 Crash Report [Video]

Preliminary Probe Report Reveals SHOCKING Details Of AI171’s Cockpit Audio | AI171 Crash Report

A chilling preliminary report by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) confirms that both engines of Air India’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner shut down seconds after takeoff from..

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BREAKING: Russian Aircraft CRASHES Near Home in Tatarstan | Ukraine Link? Jet Circled for an Hour [Video]

BREAKING: Russian Aircraft CRASHES Near Home in Tatarstan | Ukraine Link? Jet Circled for an Hour

A training aircraft, reported to be a Cessna 337 Skymaster, has crashed in Tatarstan, Russia, narrowly avoiding a direct impact with a private residential house on Monday. This developing story has..

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French-Iranians in PANIC Over Israel-Iran Tensions | Paris Streets Fill with Peace Calls at Panthéon [Video]

French-Iranians in PANIC Over Israel-Iran Tensions | Paris Streets Fill with Peace Calls at Panthéon

Several dozen people gathered at the Place du Panthéon in Paris on Thursday against the conflict between Israel and Iran, prompted by a call from several Iranian human rights associations...

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Paris Air Show opens with 2,400 exhibitors amid Airbus-Boeing rivalry [Video]

Paris Air Show opens with 2,400 exhibitors amid Airbus-Boeing rivalry

Paris Air Show opens with 2,400 exhibitors amid Airbus-Boeing rivalry The Paris Air Show began with 2,400 exhibitors showcasing innovations. The Airbus-Boeing rivalry heats up amid global tensions..

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Ahmedabad Air India Plane Crash Black Box Found EXCLUSIVE Ground Report: What Exactly Happened? [Video]

Ahmedabad Air India Plane Crash Black Box Found EXCLUSIVE Ground Report: What Exactly Happened?

Air India Plane Crash: Ground teams have recovered the black box of the ill-fated Air India aircraft that went down in a fiery crash earlier this morning. Was it a mechanical failure, human error, or..

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Family and friends remember Air India’s UK crash victims [Video]

Family and friends remember Air India’s UK crash victims

In homes and places of worship from Leicester to London and beyond, people are remembering those who died onboard Air India flight 171. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on Thursday, seconds after..

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Badenoch expresses ‘condolences’ after India plane crash [Video]

Badenoch expresses ‘condolences’ after India plane crash

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch expresses her “deepest condolences” to those affected by the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing over 240 people. Report by Ajagbef...

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Investigators search the Air India crash site for evidence and more victims [Video]

Investigators search the Air India crash site for evidence and more victims

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Sole Survivor of Air India Crash Reveals Terrifying Seconds Before Mid-Air Explosion| Full Interview [Video]

Sole Survivor of Air India Crash Reveals Terrifying Seconds Before Mid-Air Explosion| Full Interview

In a horrifying turn of events, an Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London exploded just 30 seconds after takeoff, leaving only one survivor — 40-year-old Ramesh Viswashkumar. Speaking from his..

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Indian PM Narendra Modi visits site of Air India crash in Ahmedabad [Video]

Indian PM Narendra Modi visits site of Air India crash in Ahmedabad

Indian PM Narendra Modi visits site of Air India crash in Ahmedabad India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ahmedabad on Friday to inspect the charred wreckage of an Air India flight that..

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5 DEADLIEST Plane Crashes of All Time That Shook India | Air India Gatwick-Plane Aviation Disaster [Video]

5 DEADLIEST Plane Crashes of All Time That Shook India | Air India Gatwick-Plane Aviation Disaster

5 Deadliest Air Crashes of all time in India. From the 1996 mid-air collision over Charkhi Dadri which killed 349 people, to the 1978 crash into the Arabian Sea of the Air India flight killing all 213..

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“I Was About to Board”:Eyewitness Recalls HORRIFIC Moment Air India Flight EXPLODED Near Airport [Video]

“I Was About to Board”:Eyewitness Recalls HORRIFIC Moment Air India Flight EXPLODED Near Airport

An eyewitness at Ahmedabad airport recounts the horrifying moment just before the Air India Boeing 787 crash. Moments away from boarding an Indigo flight to Pune, the witness spotted a massive cloud of..

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‘India Plane Crash Terrible
’: Trump Reacts to Tragic Ahmedabad Plane Crash; Offers US Support [Video]

‘India Plane Crash Terrible
’: Trump Reacts to Tragic Ahmedabad Plane Crash; Offers US Support

Trump has expressed shock over the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad that claimed hundreds of lives. Calling the incident “terrible,” Trump offered condolences to the victims’ families..

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Boeing Shares TANK After Air India 787 Jet CRASHES in Ahmedabad | 04 Dead, Safety Fears Soar [Video]

Boeing Shares TANK After Air India 787 Jet CRASHES in Ahmedabad | 04 Dead, Safety Fears Soar

A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operated by Air India crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, killing 204 people. The aircraft was bound for London. The incident has sent Boeing shares plunging over 8%..

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How ‘SAFE’ Is Boeing’s Dreamliner 787-8? Air India Fatal Crash EXPOSES Shocking Track Record [Video]

How ‘SAFE’ Is Boeing’s Dreamliner 787-8? Air India Fatal Crash EXPOSES Shocking Track Record

An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, marking the first fatal accident involving this flagship long-haul aircraft. The doomed flight had 242 people onboard,..

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Miracle Escape Of 'Seat 11A' As British Survivor Is Seen WALKING AWAY From Air India Crash Jet [Video]

Miracle Escape Of 'Seat 11A' As British Survivor Is Seen WALKING AWAY From Air India Crash Jet

In a stunning turn amid tragedy, a British passenger seated in 11A miraculously survived the deadly Air India crash near Ahmedabad. Eyewitnesses captured visuals of the shaken but conscious survivor..

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UK reaction to Gatwick-bound Air India plane crash [Video]

UK reaction to Gatwick-bound Air India plane crash

An Air India plane carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew has crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad in northwest India. Flight 171 was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London Gatwick Airport,..

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Air India crash fallout: Videos should be installed in cockpits, says IATA chief

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AI crash report: International pilots body warns against guesswork

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Now, International Federation of Pilots also says AI 171 report 'raises questions, provides no answers'

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Air India crash: Boeing fuel switch under scrutiny; Was a safety alert issued weeks before by UK CAA?

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AI171 crash: Probe gives ‘clarity yet spurs new questions’, says Air India CEO

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Air India tragedy fallout: DGCA directs airlines to inspect fuel switches in Boeings

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BIG move by DGCA after Air India plane crash report, directs all airlines to...

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Air India plane suffered 'no mechanical fault' before crash, chief executive says in memo

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What is aircraft's fuel switch? Did it cause Air India crash or is US shielding Boeing, blaming pilots?

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Air India CEO Campbell Wilson reacts to AAIB preliminary report AI-171 crash, says, 'No mechanical or...'

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Prelim report 'provides greater clarity, opens additional questions': Air India MD Campbell Wilson

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Air India crash: Who’s probing the tragedy? Meet the AAIB panel; know who’s leading the probe

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AAIB preliminary report: Air India pilots' association lashes out at 'insinuation of suicide'

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Air India tragedy: Crash report a ‘cover-up’, say AI171 victims’ kin

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Air India crash: 'Don't jump to any conclusion', says aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on AAIB's preliminary report

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Air India plane crash: Pilots question preliminary probe report's intent, cite ambiguities

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