Raxa Modha, from Wellingborough, her two-year-old grandson, Rudra, and Yasha Kamdar were believed to have been flying back to England for a memorial service for Ms Modha's late husband. Jay Bapodra, who had known Raxa and her family "for decades" said she was "a pillar of the community".

Tragedy struck this week when a plane crashed in the city of Ahmedabad just shortly after takeoff, leaving investigators and aviation officials with many questions.

Air India directed to carry out Boeing 787 safety checks as families reunited with victims Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe on Thursday declared a State of Emergency and activated the Missouri National Guard in anticipation of protests across the state. They thought he was doing a different kind of "cruising."

Turkey said its maintenance deal with Air India covers only Boeing 777 aircraft, not the 787-8 model involved in the Ahmedabad crash that killed 270.

A woman who missed the deadly Air India flight has opened up about what delayed her. She arrived 10 minutes late and was not allowed to board the flight.

Christian Scherer, the chief commercial officer at Airbus, reacted to the Air India tragedy ahead of the Paris Air Show.