Since this discovery, it’s been reported the “most probable” cause of the Air India crash is a critical loss of power from both the plane’s engines. Dual engine power loss is described as “extremely rare”. According to the BBC, this type of failure is “almost unheard of”.

Officials investigating the Air India plane crash here have confirmed the Cockpit Voice Recorder has been found, a crucial discovery to help ascertain the possible cause of the accident that killed 270 persons,

There have been cases of a very small number of survivors in very serious accidents, but it is "very rare" for there to be only one, a professor told Newsweek.

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The aircraft struck a medical college hostel in a residential part of Ahmedabad, killing 241 of the 242 people on board.

HONG KONG — An Air India flight returned to Hong Kong on Monday shortly after takeoff due to a midair technical issue, days after another of the airline’s flights crashed and killed at least 270 people.