The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 people, including 12 crew members, crashed shortly after it took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon. The aircraft reportedly crashed into a doctors' hostel near the airport perimeter.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed condolences over the crash of the Air India flight bound to Gatwick from Ahmedabad. He offered condolences to the passengers and their family members.
According to DGCA, the London-bound Air India flight crashed in the Meghani Nagar area of Ahmedabad following the take off at 01:38 pm on Thursday.The Boeing aircraft was carrying 242 people including 12 crew members.
Dismissing questions about the Pentagon's recent announcement to modify a Qatari Boeing 747 as a future Air Force One, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) slammed the NBC reporter who made the question, calling him "terrible" and "not smart enough" to do his job.
Qatar Airways on Wednesday signed a massive deal with US manufacturer Boeing to purchase 160 jets, valued at USD 200 billion, during US President Donald Trump's visit to the Gulf Arab country.
Following reports of Qatar's gifting of a luxury Boeing 747-8 to the US, President Donald Trump emphasised that the aircraft will be used temporarily until the new Boeing planes arrive, highlighting the cost savings of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Beijing has also asked that Chinese carriers halt any purchases of aircraft-related equipment and parts from US companies, sources were quoted as saying in the Bloomberg report.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, held their first news conference since returning to Earth, addressing concerns about Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Despite experiencing problems that left them stranded on the International
"I would like to give her my best wishes. We wish her good health. We are looking forward to meeting her once she comes to India. We welcome her," Rekha Sharma told ANI.
As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Sunita Williams is set to return home after nine months on the International Space Station, Dinesh Rawal, Sunita Williams cousin brother in Gujarat, expressed his happiness and said that she is the pride of the nation.