An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad moments ago, according to the Times of India.
#ETNOWExclusive | First visuals emerge showing the exact moment Air India flight AI171 crashed in Ahmedabad. #AirIndia #PlaneCrash #AI171 #AhmedabadCrash #BreakingNews #AviationUpdate pic.twitter.com/5gXNvbdMQK
— ET NOW (@ETNOWlive) June 12, 2025
“We are following reports of a crash of Air India flight #AI171 from Ahmedabad to London. We received the last signal from the aircraft at 08:08:51 UTC, just seconds after takeoff,” flight tracking website Flightradar 24 wrote on X.
We are following reports of a crash of Air India flight #AI171 from Ahmedabad to London. We received the last signal from the aircraft at 08:08:51 UTC, just seconds after take off.
The aircraft involved is a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with registration VT-ANB… pic.twitter.com/EmKKISJldF
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) June 12, 2025
The weather in Ahmedabad at the time of the accident of flight #AI171
Wind direction: 250°
Wind speed: 7kt
Temperature: 37°C
Dew point: 16°C
Pressure: 1001 hPa
Visibility: 6000 mhttps://t.co/xMtrsD3Qwz pic.twitter.com/86Cv3q0Vec— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) June 12, 2025
Dramatic footage of the aftermath has been posted on X.
FIRST PHOTO: Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operating on the Ahmedabad to London route, crashed in a residential area near Ahmedabad Airport. The aircraft was carrying at least 242 people on board. pic.twitter.com/cUzi2Prapb
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) June 12, 2025
Reports of an Air India 787 Dreamliner has crashed on takeoff…
More info to follow @AirNavRadar
— Flight Emergency (@FlightEmergency) June 12, 2025
Boeing shares in premarket trading tumbled 8% following the 787-8 Dreamliner crash.
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Tyler Durden
Thu, 06/12/2025 – 05:20
