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Ahmedabad plane crash

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu will lead a key air safety meeting, following the Air India Flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday ordered an urgent safety inspection of Air India’s Boeing 787-8/9 aircraft following Thursday’s Air India safety tragedy in Ahmedabad that claimed 241 lives.

The meeting took place during PM Modi’s visit to the crash site and a review session he chaired with senior officials to monitor ongoing relief and recovery operations.

Investigators have recovered the black box from the wreckage of Air India Flight AI-171, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday.

On Friday, PM Modi met with Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the only person to survive the Air India crash that rocked the city a day earlier.

After the tragic Air India Dreamliner crash, India’s aviation regulator DGCA raised concerns over the airline's past safety practices.

PM Narendra Modi visited the Air India crash site and met the injured, calling it one of the most heartbreaking aviation tragedies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital to meet the lone survivor of the Air India crash, as well as those injured.

Prime Minister Modi visited the site of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on Friday, a day after the fatal Boeing 787-8 accident.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ahmedabad on Friday to visit the site of the devastating Air India plane crash.