After the Air India aircraft crashed in Ahmedabad, Boeing Airplane said on Thursday that it is in touch with Air India about the AL-171 aircraft going to Gatwick Airport in London with 242 passengers and 12 crew members.
Please tell that the aircraft crashed immediately after flying in Meghaninagar area of Ahmedabad.
The official handle X of American aircraft manufacturer Boeing Commercial Airplaces said, “We are in touch with Air India in relation to Flight 171 and are ready to assist them. Our sensations are with passengers, crews, first actor and all the affected.”
Air India posted on X that the Boeing Dreamliner 787 aircraft had 169 Indians, 53 British, a Canadian and seven Portuguese citizens. The aircraft crashed in a residential area after flying from Ahmedabad-Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International at 1:39 pm (IST).
Meanwhile, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated that it is in touch with the National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) in relation to Air India flight number AL 171.
The FAA said in a statement, “When an international incident occurs, the government leads the investigation.” “If assistance is sought, NTSB is an official US representative and FAA provides technical assistance.”
It said, “We are ready to constitute a team immediately by coordinating with NTSB.”
Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep grief over the tragic incident in Ahmedabad and described it as “heart -wrenching beyond words”. He expressed his condolences and assured help to the affected people.
According to the post, Prime Minister Modi is closely monitoring the situation and is in constant touch with the state officials.
The Prime Minister wrote, “The tragedy in Ahmedabad has shocked and unhappy us. This is a heart -wrenching, which cannot be described in words. My sensations are with all the people affected by it in this hour of grief. I am in contact with ministers and officials, who are working to help the affected people.”
The official said that the aircraft was commanded by Captain Sumit Sabharwal, which is LTC with 8,200 hours of flight experience. He was assisted by first officer Clive Kunder, who had a flying experience of 1,100 hours.
According to the Air Traffic Control (ATC), the aircraft flew on the runway 23 to 1339 IST (0809 UTC). This made a Made call to the ATC, but after that the aircraft did not respond to the call made by the ATC.
“Immediately after flying from runway 23, the aircraft fell to the ground outside the airport perimeter. Heavy black smoke was seen coming out of the accident site,” the official said.
