Authorities locate the ill-fated plane's second black box as the investigation continues, ordering inspections of Air India's Boeing Dreamliners.

Search and recovery teams continued scouring the site of one of India's worst aviation disasters for a third day after the Air India flight fell from the sky and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state,

Elcina Alpesh Makwana was on a trip to India to visit her parents and receive dental treatment when the disaster struck (Picture: Tim Clarke) The body of the first British victim of Air India Flight 171 has been returned by officials to her family.

Based on images of the Air India crash that killed over 200 people in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, experts predicted a difficult recovery and investigation operation exacerbated by the risks of unstable structures and gas leaks.

A helicopter carrying a number of people to holy sites in the Himalayan mountains in India has crashed, killing seven people. Passengers on the small Bell 407 helicopter included one child, when it went down in a forested area.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner — with 242 people on board crashed into a medical college complex in the Meghaninagar area moments after taking off from the airport on Thursday afternoon.

PK Mishra chaired a high-level review meeting at the Circuit House, where he held discussions with senior officials from the Central and state governments, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB),

More details about Air India flight crew’s final mayday call have come to light as crash investigators continue to gather evidence.