The Latest Breaking News from Air India

Flight AI159 was planned to depart Ahmedabad, India, at 1.10pm local time on Tuesday, and arrive at Gatwick airport at 6.25pm BST.

The safety record of Boeing 787s in under scrutiny

Investigators in India are studying the black boxes of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner after recovering them from the aircraft wreckage to ascertain the cause of last week’s plane crash that left at least 270 people dead

ASK ME ANYTHING: If you're worried about flying after recent air disasters, Simon Calder is here to answer your questions and explain what the latest incidents mean for air travel safety

The threat follows a skirmish in a disputed area where cross-border gunfire left one Cambodian soldier dead

The June 12 Air India crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, with 230 passengers and 12 crew members aboard is sending deep reverberations through a group of Canadians who know all too well the shock, grief and horror of losing loved ones in hauntingly similar circumstances.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, from London, was the only survivor of the plane crash which killed 242 people on board, including pilots, crew members, and families

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"If the plane had crashed into this residential area, there would have been hundreds more victims."

This is the miraculous moment the sole survivor of the Air India crash emerges from the flames of the Boeing wreckage.

Family members waiting for repatriation of remains say government response has been ‘painfully slow’