Air India Dreamliner goes down in Ahmedabad with 242 people on board.

An Air India flight, AI171, bound for London, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday, resulting in several feared fatalities. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 people, issued a MAYDAY call shortly after departure at 1:38 PM IST before crashing near the airport perimeter. Emergency services responded quickly, but the aircraft, heavily fueled for its long journey, caught fire. All flight operations at the airport have been suspended, and an investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing, with recovery of the black boxes being crucial for understanding the incident.