Tiago Kempinas, 37, and his girlfriend Gabrielle Nascimento, 27, had just got engaged while riding a hot air balloon in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state when the overloaded aircraft plunged back towards earth This is the bittersweet moment a couple got engaged on a hot air balloon moments before the overpacked aircraft suddenly came crashing back … Read more
An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board including one Canadian crashed Thursday in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline said. Visuals on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the crash site in what appeared to be a populated area near the airport in Ahmedabad, a … Read more
The Latest: Boeing Dreamliner crashed 5 minutes after takeoff in India Thursday afternoon. Flight was scheduled to arrive at London’s Gatwick Airport Thursday evening. 242 passengers and crew aboard. At least one Canadian citizen, 53 U.K. citizens on plane. Modi, Starmer, Air India express condolences to affected families. Air India says its London-bound flight that crashed shortly after … Read more
An Air India Boeing Dreamliner plane with 242 passengers and crew aboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in western India, local officials and the carrier said Thursday. “The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals,” Air India said in a post on X. “With profound sorrow I confirm that Air India flight, AI … Read more
An Air India plane with 242 people on board crashed Thursday near a major international airport in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, the airline and the country’s government said. Air India, the country’s flagship carrier, said in a post on X that Flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick had been “involved in an … Read more