30K views · 82 reactions | An international investigation is underway to determine why an Air India flight carrying 242 people crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India. While the cause is unknown, investigators may try to recover the aircraft’s black box — a crucial tool for understanding aviation accidents. Here’s what it is and how it works. | Yahoo News | Facebook

6.6K views · 81 reactions | #BREAKING | 242 passengers were onboard the Air India flight which crashed near the #Ahmedabad airport While the number of people injured is not confirmed, rescue operations are currently underway Disha Shah joins Rahesha Sehgal with the latest | WION | Facebook

All 12 crew members of the Air India flight AI171, which had departed from Ahmedabad for London’s Gatwick on 12 June, lost their lives after the plane crashed just moments after take-off. The flight was under the command of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, with First Officer Clive Kunder as co-pilot. Other crew members included Roshni Songhare, Deepak Pathak, Saineeta Chakravarty, Nganthoi Kongbrailatpam Sharma, Shradha Dhavan, Aparna Mahadik, Maithili Patil, Irfan Shaikh, Lamnunthem Singson and Manish