Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner Crashes After Takeoff in Ahmedabad

Air India Plane Crash in Ahmedabad

• ✈️ An Air India passenger flight, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India.
• ⚠️ The video shows the aircraft losing altitude and exploding within a minute of departing, with disturbing footage verified by CBS News.
• 💥 The plane was carrying over 240 passengers and crew, with many feared killed, according to India's top health officials.

Flight Details and Passengers

• 🗺️ The flight was en route to London's Gatwick airport, a journey of over 4,000 miles, meaning the plane was heavily fueled.
• 🌍 Onboard were 169 Indian nationals, over 50 British, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian national.
• 🏢 The aircraft appeared to have crashed into apartment blocks, with parts of the tail seen resting on a hospital.

Aircraft Model and Investigation

• 🔍 The incident is being treated as an active investigation with no leading theories yet from officials.
• 🚨 This marks the first plane crash involving a Boeing 787, though the model delivered in 2014 had battery issues in a previous iteration in 2012.
• 💔 Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the event as heartbreaking, and it is shaping up to be one of India's worst air disasters.