Air India Crash: What Happened in The First 5 Minutes Vantage with Palki Sharma
Air India Crash: What Happened in The First 5 Minutes | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G
Air India Crash: What Happened in The First 5 Minutes | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G
The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed just five minutes after take-off from Ahmedabad. The flight was bound for London Gatwick and disappeared from radar at only 625 feet. The pilots issued a mayday call moments after takeoff. Now, the investigators must piece together the final moments of the flight. The focus will be on the black box data. What caused this tragedy? Was it technical failure or human error? Here's everything we know so far, and what the investigation will look into next.
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- Time of India
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