Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was the sole survivor of Air India flight 171, which crashed seconds after takeoff on Thursday.

Ahmedabad: The Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR), commonly referred to as the black box of the ill-fated Air India flight AI-171 has been recovered from the rooftop of the building struck by the aircraft,

Experts say the cause of the crash — the first involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner since its commercial debut 14 years ago — will become clear once investigators examine the flight data recorder, the cockpit voice recorder,

These are only early-stage hypothesis and the actual reasons will only be determined once investigations are complete and after recovery and analysis of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR).

The investigation of the Air India flight crash will heavily depend on the aircraft's "Black Box" flight recorders. These crucial devices are expected to provide vital data for understanding the Mayday call,

An Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau team had recovered the black box — the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) — from the rooftop of the B.J. Medical College hostel

A London-bound Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, killing 241 of 242 onboard, with one miraculous survivor.

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