Follow MailOnline's live coverage after an Air India plane carrying 242 people crashes in Ahmedabad while heading to London Gatwick.

An Air India flight bound for London has crashed with 242 people on board in western India. The Boeing 787 aircraft departed from Ahmedabad airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat at 1.39pm ...

Skift’s coverage of the Air India crash is offered free to all readers. Air India flight AI 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed shortly after take-off on Thursday.

New Delhi: An Air India plane from Ahmedabad to London with 242 passengers crashed in the Meghaninagar area near Ahmedabad airport on Thursday. Confirming the incident, Air India said that Flight ...

An Air India flight bound to London and carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad. The passengers included 169 Indians, 53 U.K. nationals, seven ...

According to air traffic control, the crash happened at approximately 1:29 p.m. local time. Shortly after departing from runway 23, a “Mayday” call came from the jet.

Hoping to simply scale air traffic control operations with more of the same is certain to hit a roadblock. What occurred in Newark could occur at any airport, at any time.

President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration was grilled by senators Wednesday on critical safety-related issues, including the required hours needed for pilots, the ...

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration was grilled by senators Wednesday on critical safety-related issues ...

A top priority for the FAA is the dated air traffic control system. Paper strips and floppy discs — technology still used by controllers today — have become a talking point on Capitol Hill.