Private carrier Air India on Saturday said it has paid the interim compensation to the families of 166 victims of the Ahmedabad plane crash last month.

Manisha Kachhadiya's bravery during the Ahmedabad plane crash saved her son Dhyaansh, followed by donating her skin for his recovery at KD Hospital.

A preliminary report released last week included detail about the fuel, saying that the fuel to the plane's engines appeared to have been shut off.

While many stories on social media described people avoiding Air India in the aftermath of the deadly crash in early June, data on domestic routes suggests otherwise.

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India's aviation watchdog found 51 safety lapses at Air India in its July audit, including lack of adequate training for some pilots, use of unapproved simulators and a poor rostering system, according to a government report seen by Reuters.

India's aviation watchdog found 51 safety lapses at Air India in its July audit, including lack of adequate training for some pilots, use of unapproved simulators and a poor rostering system.

In the wake of last month's deadly Air India crash, an audit into the airline's operations is being conducted. Boeing 787 Flight 171 crashed into a medical college campus and in the city of Ahmedabad,

Seven critical Level I breaches must be rectified by July 30, with 44 other non-compliances due by August 23, the DGCA said. The aviation regulator has directed the airline to provide evidence of compliance with safety protocols and taken enforcement action following the discovery that an emergency slide inspection was overdue.