Black box of Air India plane recovered after crash that claimed 241 lives.
Indian authorities recovered the digital flight data recorder, or black box, of the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad, killing 241 people on board and additional individuals on the ground. The Boeing 787 was London-bound and hit a medical college hostel shortly after takeoff. The country's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has initiated its investigation following the black box recovery, which Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu described as a crucial development. The flight data recorder contains details on engine and control settings, as well as cockpit conversations, essential for determining the crash's likely cause. Indian regulators have ordered Air India to conduct additional maintenance and enhanced safety inspections of its Boeing 787s equipped with General Electric's GEnx engines. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the sole survivor of the crash, who shared his harrowing experience of escaping the plane. U.S. experts, including representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, and General Electric, are expected to participate in the investigation. Medics are conducting DNA testing to identify the victims of the crash. Gujarat's capital, Ahmedabad, remains in shock as authorities and grieving families grapple with the aftermath of one of India's worst aviation disasters.
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