An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, flight AI-171, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport en route to London Gatwick with 242 people onboard. The aircraft issued a MAYDAY call before the crash, raising concerns about potential technical failures. Investigations are underway, focusing on the aircraft’s history of technical issues and manufacturing shortcuts previously alleged by a Boeing whistleblower.
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, flight AI-171, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport en route to London Gatwick with 242 people onboard. The aircraft issued a MAYDAY call before the crash, raising concerns about potential technical failures. Investigations are underway, focusing on the aircraft’s history of technical issues and manufacturing shortcuts previously alleged by a Boeing whistleblower.
