Air India plane crash investigators find the first of the "black boxes" from the Boeing 787-8 that slammed into buildings, killing all but one of the 242 people on board.

Officials say at least 270 bodies have been recovered, while the lone surviving passenger is still under observation for some of his injuries.

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The technical investigation into the crash of Air India’s Boeing 787-8 aircraft operating flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick is being conducted by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).

The survival of a passenger who escaped through an exit door seconds after his Air India flight crashed killing everyone else on board has prompted speculation over whether his seat, 11A, is the safest.

Just four days after a deadly crash in India, another Air India Dreamliner was forced to return midair due to a technical issue.

The Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad came 29 years after the Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision of Saudia Flight 763 which was going from Delhi to Saudi Arabia’s Dhahran, and Kazakh Flight 1907 which w