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Observer
2 days ago
- Observer
India recovers data from black boxes after deadly crash
Indian investigators have successfully retrieved data from the black boxes of a Boeing plane, after it crashed in one of the deadliest air disasters in decades, the government said on Thursday. All but one of the 242 people on board the Air India flight were killed on June 12 when the jet crashed in the western city of Ahmedabad, where at least 19 others were left dead. Two weeks after the disaster, the civil aviation ministry said investigators have started "the data extraction process" from the plane's cockpit voice and flight data recorders. "The analysis... is underway. These efforts aim to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety and prevent future occurrences," a ministry statement said. The two black boxes were found within days of the crash, but were only flown to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau in New Delhi on Tuesday. One of the victims' relatives said they were waiting for answers. "For now, all we know is the plane took off and then fell. How? Why? Nobody knows. And we want to know. We deserve to know," said Imtiyaz Ali, whose brother was on the plane with his wife and two children. "I refuse to believe that our aviation sector is this bad that we still don't have even a slight indication about what went wrong," he said on Wednesday. Air India said last week that the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was "well-maintained" and that the pilots were accomplished flyers. Investigators have recovered more than 100 mobile phones with the aim of retrieving any recordings that "may provide clues about the final moments of the flight", Ahmedabad police commissioner GS Malik said last week. The plane was being reconstructed at an undisclosed location "to detect any signs of mechanical failure, structural faults, or explosions", he told journalists. Forensic scientists have meanwhile been analysing hundreds of DNA samples in order to identify the victims. Despite the jet bursting into a fireball when it smashed down moments after takeoff, a forensic dentist said the team has been able to find matches through teeth. "A protected molar tooth can withstand a temperature of over 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit," or 980 degrees Celsius, Jayasankar P Pillai said. The painstaking forensic process has enabled the majority of victims to be identified. "So far 260 deaths have been confirmed through DNA and police identification," Gujarat health minister Rushikesh Patel said. One victim remains unidentified, a member of the forensic team said as they were not authorised to speak to the media. A police source said two days after the disaster that 279 bodies had been recovered from the crash site. The plane slammed into accommodation for medics, killing four doctors and injuring at least 24 as it hit the canteen. Smit Patel, a medical intern, joined a gathering this week to open a makeshift kitchen. "For us, reopening the mess is symbolic... despite everything, we are moving forward," he said. - AFP
The Star
2 days ago
- General
- The Star
India recovers data from black boxes after deadly crash
Wreckage shows the tail section of the Air India Boeing 787-8 in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 14, 2025, after the aircraft operating as flight 171 crashed shortly after taking off on June 12. - Photo: AFP AHMEDABAD, (India): Indian investigators have successfully retrieved data from the black boxes of a Boeing plane, after it crashed in one of the deadliest air disasters in decades, the government said Thursday (June 26). All but one of the 242 people on board the Air India flight were killed on June 12 when the jet crashed in the western city of Ahmedabad, where at least 19 others were left dead. Two weeks after the disaster, the civil aviation ministry said investigators have started "the data extraction process" from the plane's cockpit voice and flight data recorders. "The analysis... is underway. These efforts aim to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety and prevent future occurrences," a ministry statement said. The two black boxes were found within days of the crash, but were only flown to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau in New Delhi on Tuesday. One of the victims' relatives said they were waiting for answers. "For now, all we know is the plane took off and then fell. How? Why? Nobody knows. And we want to know. We deserve to know," said Imtiyaz Ali, whose brother was on the plane with his wife and two children. "I refuse to believe that our aviation sector is this bad that we still don't have even a slight indication about what went wrong," he told AFP on Wednesday. Air India said last week that the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was "well-maintained" and that the pilots were accomplished flyers. Investigators have recovered more than 100 mobile phones with the aim of retrieving any recordings that "may provide clues about the final moments of the flight", Ahmedabad police commissioner GS Malik said last week. The plane was being reconstructed at an undisclosed location "to detect any signs of mechanical failure, structural faults, or explosions", he told journalists. - 'We are moving forward' - Forensic scientists have meanwhile been analysing hundreds of DNA samples in order to identify the victims. Despite the jet bursting into a fireball when it smashed down moments after takeoff, a forensic dentist told AFP the team has been able to find matches through teeth. "A protected molar tooth can withstand a temperature of over 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit," or 980 degrees Celsius, Jayasankar P Pillai said. The painstaking forensic process has enabled the majority of victims to be identified. "So far 260 deaths have been confirmed through DNA and police identification," Gujarat health minister Rushikesh Patel said. One victim remains unidentified, a member of the forensic team told AFP on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to the media. A police source told AFP two days after the disaster that 279 bodies had been recovered from the crash site. The plane slammed into accommodation for medics, killing four doctors and injuring at least 24 as it hit the canteen. Smit Patel, a medical intern, joined a gathering this week to open a makeshift kitchen. "For us, reopening the mess is symbolic... despite everything, we are moving forward," he said. - AFP
Borneo Post
2 days ago
- Borneo Post
India recovers data from black boxes after deadly plane crash
Wreckage shows the tail section of the Air India Boeing 787-8 in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 14, 2025, after the aircraft operating as flight 171 crashed shortly after taking off on June 12. – AFP photo AHMEDABAD (June 26): Indian investigators have successfully retrieved data from the black boxes of a Boeing plane, after it crashed in one of the deadliest air disasters in decades, the government said today. All but one of the 242 people on board the Air India flight were killed on June 12 when the jet crashed in the western city of Ahmedabad, where at least 19 others were left dead. Two weeks after the disaster, the civil aviation ministry said investigators have started 'the data extraction process' from the plane's cockpit voice and flight data recorders. 'The analysis… is underway. These efforts aim to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety and prevent future occurrences,' a ministry statement said. The two black boxes were found within days of the crash, but were only flown to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau in New Delhi on Tuesday. One of the victims' relatives said they were waiting for answers. 'For now, all we know is the plane took off and then fell. How? Why? Nobody knows. And we want to know. We deserve to know,' said Imtiyaz Ali, whose brother was on the plane with his wife and two children. 'I refuse to believe that our aviation sector is this bad that we still don't have even a slight indication about what went wrong,' he told AFP on Wednesday. Air India said last week that the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was 'well-maintained' and that the pilots were accomplished flyers. Investigators have recovered more than 100 mobile phones with the aim of retrieving any recordings that 'may provide clues about the final moments of the flight', Ahmedabad police commissioner GS Malik said last week. The plane was being reconstructed at an undisclosed location 'to detect any signs of mechanical failure, structural faults, or explosions', he told journalists. 'We are moving forward' Forensic scientists have meanwhile been analysing hundreds of DNA samples in order to identify the victims. Despite the jet bursting into a fireball when it smashed down moments after takeoff, a forensic dentist told AFP the team has been able to find matches through teeth. 'A protected molar tooth can withstand a temperature of over 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit,' or 980 degrees Celsius, Jayasankar P Pillai said. The painstaking forensic process has enabled the majority of victims to be identified. 'So far 260 deaths have been confirmed through DNA and police identification,' Gujarat health minister Rushikesh Patel said. One victim remains unidentified, a member of the forensic team told AFP on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to the media. A police source told AFP two days after the disaster that 279 bodies had been recovered from the crash site. The plane slammed into accommodation for medics, killing four doctors and injuring at least 24 as it hit the canteen. Smit Patel, a medical intern, joined a gathering this week to open a makeshift kitchen. 'For us, reopening the mess is symbolic… despite everything, we are moving forward,' he said. – AFP Air India black box Boeing plane crash
Al Etihad
2 days ago
- General
- Al Etihad
India recovers data from black boxes after deadly crash
26 June 2025 14:30 AHMEDABAD, INDIA (AFP)Indian investigators have successfully retrieved data from the black boxes of a Boeing plane, after it crashed in one of the deadliest air disasters in decades, the government said but one of the 242 people on board the Air India flight were killed on June 12 when the jet crashed in the western city of Ahmedabad, where at least 19 others were left weeks after the disaster, the civil aviation ministry said investigators have started "the data extraction process" from the plane's cockpit voice and flight data recorders."The analysis... is underway. These efforts aim to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety and prevent future occurrences," a ministry statement two black boxes were found within days of the crash, but were only flown to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau in New Delhi on of the victims' relatives said they were waiting for answers."For now, all we know is the plane took off and then fell. How? Why? Nobody knows. And we want to know. We deserve to know," said Imtiyaz Ali, whose brother was on the plane with his wife and two children."I refuse to believe that our aviation sector is this bad that we still don't have even a slight indication about what went wrong," he told AFP on India said last week that the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was "well-maintained" and that the pilots were accomplished have recovered more than 100 mobile phones with the aim of retrieving any recordings that "may provide clues about the final moments of the flight", Ahmedabad police commissioner GS Malik said last plane was being reconstructed at an undisclosed location "to detect any signs of mechanical failure, structural faults, or explosions", he told journalists. 'We are moving forward' Forensic scientists have meanwhile been analysing hundreds of DNA samples in order to identify the the jet bursting into a fireball when it smashed down moments after takeoff, a forensic dentist told AFP the team has been able to find matches through teeth."A protected molar tooth can withstand a temperature of over 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit," or 980 degrees Celsius, Jayasankar P Pillai painstaking forensic process has enabled the majority of victims to be identified."So far 260 deaths have been confirmed through DNA and police identification," Gujarat health minister Rushikesh Patel victim remains unidentified, a member of the forensic team told AFP on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to the media.A police source told AFP two days after the disaster that 279 bodies had been recovered from the crash plane slammed into accommodation for medics, killing four doctors and injuring at least 24 as it hit the Patel, a medical intern, joined a gathering this week to open a makeshift kitchen. "For us, reopening the mess is symbolic... despite everything, we are moving forward," he said.
Int'l Business Times
2 days ago
- Int'l Business Times
India Recovers Data From Black Boxes After Deadly Crash
Indian investigators have successfully retrieved data from the black boxes of a Boeing plane, after it crashed in one of the deadliest air disasters in decades, the government said Thursday. All but one of the 242 people on board the Air India flight were killed on June 12 when the jet crashed in the western city of Ahmedabad, where at least 19 others were left dead. Two weeks after the disaster, the civil aviation ministry said investigators have started "the data extraction process" from the plane's cockpit voice and flight data recorders. "The analysis... is underway. These efforts aim to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety and prevent future occurrences," a ministry statement said. The two black boxes were found within days of the crash, but were only flown to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau in New Delhi on Tuesday. One of the victims' relatives said they were waiting for answers. "For now, all we know is the plane took off and then fell. How? Why? Nobody knows. And we want to know. We deserve to know," said Imtiyaz Ali, whose brother was on the plane with his wife and two children. "I refuse to believe that our aviation sector is this bad that we still don't have even a slight indication about what went wrong," he told AFP on Wednesday. Air India said last week that the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was "well-maintained" and that the pilots were accomplished flyers. Investigators have recovered more than 100 mobile phones with the aim of retrieving any recordings that "may provide clues about the final moments of the flight", Ahmedabad police commissioner GS Malik said last week. The plane was being reconstructed at an undisclosed location "to detect any signs of mechanical failure, structural faults, or explosions", he told journalists. Forensic scientists have meanwhile been analysing hundreds of DNA samples in order to identify the victims. Despite the jet bursting into a fireball when it smashed down moments after takeoff, a forensic dentist told AFP the team has been able to find matches through teeth. "A protected molar tooth can withstand a temperature of over 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit," or 980 degrees Celsius, Jayasankar P Pillai said. The painstaking forensic process has enabled the majority of victims to be identified. "So far 260 deaths have been confirmed through DNA and police identification," Gujarat health minister Rushikesh Patel said. One victim remains unidentified, a member of the forensic team told AFP on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to the media. A police source told AFP two days after the disaster that 279 bodies had been recovered from the crash site. The plane slammed into accommodation for medics, killing four doctors and injuring at least 24 as it hit the canteen. Smit Patel, a medical intern, joined a gathering this week to open a makeshift kitchen. "For us, reopening the mess is symbolic... despite everything, we are moving forward," he said. The Boeing jet crashed into a residential district of Ahmedabad in western India AFP
