Debate About Men Falling Behind Goes Mainstream
The focus on boys and men being left behind in education, the workplace and society continues to grow
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Hello, and welcome back to the Equality newsletter. The focus around the growing numbers of boys and men being left behind in education, the workforce and society continues to grow, with Anthony Scaramucci starting a podcast series and newsletter about this and a thinktank launching in the UK to tackle the issue. Let's take a look. But first...
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London-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed Thursday in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline said. Visuals on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the crash site in what appeared to be a populated area near the airport in Ahmedabad, a city with a population of more than 5 million and the capital of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state. Firefighters doused the smoking wreckage of the plane, which would have been fully loaded with fuel shortly after takeoff, and adjacent multi-story buildings with water. Charred bodies lay on the ground. 'The scenes emerging of a London-bound plane carrying many British nationals crashing in the Indian city of Ahmedabad are devastating,' British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement. Modi called the crash 'heartbreaking beyond words.' 'In this sad hour, my thoughts are with everyone affected,' he said in a social media post. The airline said the Gatwick Airport-bound flight was carrying 242 passengers and crew. Of those, Air India said there were 169 Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, the director general of the directorate of civil aviation, told The Associated Press that Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8, crashed into a residential area called Meghani Nagar five minutes after taking off at 1:38 p.m. local time. He said 244 people were on board and it was not immediately possible to reconcile the discrepancy with Air India's numbers. All efforts were being made to ensure medical aid and relief support at the site, India's Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu posted on X. The 787 Dreamliner is a widebody, twin-engine plane. This is the first crash ever of a Boeing 787 aircraft, according to the Aviation Safety Network database. Boeing said it was aware of the reports of the crash and was 'working to gather more information.' The aircraft was introduced in 2009 and more than 1,000 have been delivered to dozens of airlines, according to the flightradar24 website. Air India's chairman, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, said at the moment 'our primary focus is on supporting all the affected people and their families.' He said on X that the airline had set up an emergency center and support team for families seeking information about those who were on the flight. 'Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of all those affected by this devastating event,' he said. British Cabinet minister Lucy Powell said the government will provide 'all the support that it can' to those affected by the crash. 'This is an unfolding story, and it will undoubtedly be causing a huge amount of worry and concern to the many, many families and communities here and those waiting for the arrival of their loved ones,' she told lawmakers in the House of Commons. 'We send our deepest sympathy and thoughts to all those families, and the government will provide all the support that it can with those in India and those in this country as well,' she added. Britain has very close ties with India. There were nearly 1.9 million people in the country of Indian descent, according to the 2021 U.K. census. The last major passenger plane crash in India was in 2020 when an Air India Express Boeing-737 skidded off a hilltop runway in southern India, killing 21 people. The worst air disaster in India was on Nov. 12, 1996, when a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight collided midair with a Kazakhastan Airlines Flight near Charki Dadri in Haryana state, killing all 349 on board the two planes. The crash comes days before the opening of the Paris Air Show, a major aviation expo where Boeing and European rival Airbus will showcase their aircraft and battle for jet orders from airline customers. Boeing has been in recovery mode for more than six years after Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 Max 8, plunged into the Java Sea off the coast of Indonesia minutes after takeoff from Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board. Five months later, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 Max 8, crashed after takeoff from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing 157 passengers and crew members. Shares of Boeing Co. tumbled nearly 9% before trading opened in the U.S. ___ Roy reported from New Delhi. Sheikh Saaliq in Srinagar, India, Pan Pylas, Kelvin Chan and Brian Melley in London and Annika Wolters, David Rising, Adam Schreck and Lorian Belanger in Bangkok contributed to this report. Ajit Solanki And Rajesh Roy, The Associated Press Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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14 minutes ago
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Air India flight bound for London crashes at India's Ahmedabad airport
Air India flight bound for London crashes at India's Ahmedabad airport Show Caption Hide Caption Air India plane headed for London crashes at Ahmedabad airport An Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India's Ahmedabad on Thursday, police said. FMM - F24 Video Clips LONDON − A London-bound Air India passenger plane with more than 200 people on board crashed shortly after taking off from an airport in India's western city of Ahmedabad, the airline and police officials said June 12. It wasn't immediately clear if there were any fatalities. A rescue operation appeared to be underway. The plane was headed to London's Gatwick airport, Air India said. A police statement said it crashed in a civilian area near the airport. Early reports suggested the plane may have come down on a hostel housing doctors. "We are ascertaining the details and will share further updates," Air India said in a statement. According to local media, the crash occurred as the aircraft was taking off from Ahmedabad airport, which is about 600 miles southwest of India's capital, New Delhi. TV visuals showed people being moved in stretchers and taken away in ambulances. Thick black smoke rose into the sky near the airport. The Boeing 787-8 aircraft was carrying 242 passengers and crew members. Air India said of these, 169 were Indian nationals; 53 were British; 7 were Portuguese; and one was Canadian. No Americans were reported on board. Air India plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashes India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was "stunned and saddened" by the crash. Britain's King Charles and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer released statements saying they were being updated. Air India flight 171 was operated by an 11.5-year-old Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, according to an industry website. The plane had been in Air India's fleet since it left the production line. This is the first-ever hull loss involving a Boeing 787 since its entry into service in 2011. The flight was helmed by Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who reportedly had 8,200 hours of flying experience. The co-pilot, First Officer Clive Kundar, had 1,100 hours logged flying time, according to local news outlet Business Today. Flightradar24 data shows the aircraft, identified as VT-ANB, had flown from New Delhi to Ahmedabad earlier in the day. The plane last sent a signal to airport authorities when it was at 625 feet in the air. This is a developing story and will be updated.
Yahoo
24 minutes ago
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London-bound plane crashes in India with 242 on board
A London-bound passenger plane crashed Thursday in India's western city of Ahmedabad with 242 on board, aviation officials said in what the airline called a "tragic accident". Air India's flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London Gatwick crashed shortly after takeoff, officials said. India's aviation minister said he was "shocked and devastated" by the crash in Ahmedabad, where an AFP journalist saw thick plumes of black smoke over the airport. India's civil aviation authority said there were 242 people aboard, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew. Air India said there were 169 Indian passengers, 53 British, seven Portuguese, and a Canadian. The plane issued a mayday call and "crashed immediately after takeoff", the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said. The authority said it crashed outside the airport perimeter. Ahmedabad, the main city of India's Gujarat state, is home of around eight million people, and the busy airport is surrounded by densely packed residential areas. Aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu directed "all aviation and emergency response agencies to take swift and coordinated action." "Rescue teams have been mobilised, and all efforts are being made to ensure medical aid and relief support are being rushed to the site," he added. "My thoughts and prayers are with all those on board and their families." - 'Profound sorrow' - "Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of all those affected by this devastating event," said the airline chairman. An emergency centre has been activated and a support team set up for families seeking information, he added. India has suffered a series of fatal air crashes, including a 1996 disaster when two jets collided mid-air over New Delhi, killing nearly 350 people. In 2010 an Air India Express jet crashed and burst into flames at Mangalore airport in southwest India, killing 158 of the 166 passengers and crew on board. Decades earlier, an Air India Boeing 747 flying from Montreal to London in June 1985 crashed into the sea off Ireland with 329 people on board and leaving no survivors. An Indian commission determined that militant Sikhs had planted a bomb in baggage being carried by the plane. India's airline industry has boomed in recent years with Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), last month calling growth "nothing short of phenomenal". The growth of its economy has made India and its 1.4 billion people the world's fourth-largest air market -- domestic and international -- with IATA projecting it will become the third biggest within the decade. Air India ordered 100 more Airbus planes last year after a giant contract in 2023 for 470 aircraft -- 250 Airbus and 220 Boeing. India's domestic air passenger traffic reached a milestone last year by "surpassing 500,000 passengers in a single day", according to India's Ministry of Civil Aviation. str-bb/pjm/rsc/fox
