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New evidence points to ‘extremely rare’ dual engine failure as cause of crash - India has ordered all Boeing 787s being operated by local carriers to be inspected
The crash brought Boeing’s safety record back under the scanner. Experts added that this could trigger deeper global regulatory scrutiny of Boeing’s production and maintenance standards.
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Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.
Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.
Akash Patni, resting near his family's tea stall, tragically among those killed in the crash that shook Ahmedabad in India. His family mourned him.
The Air India flight fell from the sky on Thursday and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday.