Air India plane crash investigators reportedly find the first of the "black boxes" from the Boeing 787-8 that slammed into buildings, killing all but one of the 242 people on board.

The recovered black box is expected to provide critical insights into the aircraft's final moments, aiding investigators in piecing together the events that led to the fatal crash.

India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is undertaking the investigation, which is expected to pick up pace once the black boxes – cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder – are retrieve