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.

Indian investigators have recovered the digital flight data recorder or the black box of the Air India flight that crashed a day earlier.

Officials investigating the Air India plane crash here have confirmed the Cockpit Voice Recorder has been found, a crucial discovery to help ascertain the possible cause of the accident that killed 270 persons,

Investigators hope ‘black box’ data can shed light on whether jet crashed because of mechanical failure, human error or other factors

Investigators in India are studying the black boxes of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner after recovering them from the aircraft wreckage to ascertain the cause of last week’s plane crash that left at least 270

The ill-fated AI-171, which crashed in Ahmedabad last week, killing 274 people, was retired after the incident and replaced with AI-159.

Investigators have now recovered the cockpit voice recorder from last week’s devastating Air India crash and will analyse the pilots’ final words to help determine what caused the disaster that killed more than 270 people.

Another day and another Air India flight has faced an issue. This time, it is AI180 from San Francisco to Mumbai that was delayed over a technical snag in engine!