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.

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.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last week and he was sitting in an exit row, but an expert attributes Ramesh’s survival largely to the “luck of th

Both the black boxes from the wreckage of the ill-fated Air India flight 171 have been recovered as the probe into the accident continues.

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

Mohol said the panel, chaired by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, will examine all possible factors behind the disaster, including mechanical failure, human error, and compliance with safety regulations.