Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

Authorities investigating the Air India AI-171 plane crash have both black boxes, meaning we can unravel the final seconds and understand why the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed.

Air India Flight AI171, a passenger jet bound for London, crashed just seconds after it left Ahmedabad in India on June 12, 2025. Here's everything to know about why Air India Flight AI171 crashed, who the victims were and who the sole survivor is.