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Families of Air India crash victims demand release of flight recorders
Families of victims of June’s deadly Air India crash demanded on Friday (Aug 8) the immediate release of the aircraft’s two flight recorders, saying delays we
Families of Air India crash victims demand ‘immediate release’ of black box recordings
“We are formally demanding the immediate release of the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder – the black box. These devices contain vital information that can reveal the truth behind this horrific tragedy,” Imtiaz Ali Sayed, who lost several family members in the crash, told AFP.
Air India Crash: Families Seek Justice in US Courts
In response to the tragedy, 65 families from India and the UK have engaged the services of the renowned US law firm Beasley Allen to explore potential legal action. Mike Andrews, the firm's lead aviation attorney,
Air India Plane Crash Victims' Families Hire Firm That Sued Boeing For Lapses
A London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operating as Air India flight AI171, crashed seconds after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport, killing 260 people.
Air India crash victims’ families demand immediate release of flight recorders, hire US-based lawyer
Some families have hired a US-based Beasley Allen Law Firm’s Lawyer named Mike Andrews, he is representing 65 families considering suing Air India and Boeing, the US manufacturer of the aircraft.
Wrong remains from Air India crash 'adds to trauma', says family
A woman whose brother died in the Air India crash and then received the wrong body says it has "added trauma" to her family. Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek, 39, and his husband Jamie, 45, were among the 242 people on board the flight which crashed on 12 June soon after taking off for London Gatwick from Ahmedabad.
Air India plans in-house fleet maintenance, teams up with Singapore Airlines after Ahmedabad crash. Here's why
Air India plans to shift aircraft maintenance in-house with support from Singapore Airlines instead of outsourcing it to a state-owned company. This shift comes shortly after a fatal crash in June.
Cause Revealed of Air India Plane Crash: Fuel Was Turned Off and 1 Pilot Blamed the Other, Preliminary Report Shows
Only one passenger survived the crash, which happened minutes after liftoff from the Ahmedabad airport in western India
65 families hire US firm in Air India crash case
Sixty-five families of the Air India crash victims have hired Beasley Allen, the same American law firm that previously sued Boeing over the 2018 Lion Air and 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crashes, securing $2.
AI plane crash: SC rejects plea for Air India safety audit, asks why only target airline involved in ‘tragedy’
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea for an independent audit of Air India's safety practices, questioning why only this airline was targeted after a recent tragedy. The court urged the petitioner to address grievances through appropriate channels and not to single out Air India.
US law firm to move Gujarat court in Air India plane crash case to seek Cockpit Voice Recorder, Flight Data Recorder data
Our law firm’s expert team will analyse it (the data)... to file a case against Boeing in US federal court, says Principal ...
Air India Ahmedabad plane crash: 65 families who lost kin hire U.S.-based law firm Beasley Allen
Aviation attorney Mike Andrews visits Air India crash site, offers legal options to victim families in India and U.K.
From fleet inspection to safety pause: Air India lists measures taken after fatal Ahmedabad crash
Air India said that it has begun a phased restoration of international operations from August 1, 2025, with full resumption ...
Engine fuel supply was cut just before Air India jet crash, preliminary report says
India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation bureau has released a preliminary report on the Air India flight that crashed in June ...