An Air India Ltd. Boeing Co. 787 aircraft, traveling from Ahmedabad to London’s Gatwick airport, has crashed, according to local media reports.
Flight 171 crashed shortly after take-off. The flight was carrying 242 passengers and crew, according to news agency ANI.
The airline had reached an altitude of 625 feet at a speed of 174 kilometre per second, according to data from Flightradar24. Social media videos showed black smoke billowing from afar.
Air India’s fleet includes 128 aircraft from Airbus SE and Boeing, according to the carrier’s website.
Source: Bloomberg
