Air India Crash Sole Survivor
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Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a 39-year-old British national, miraculously crawled out of the wreckage of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in June after it crashed into a hostel 32 seconds after taking off from the airport in Ahmedabad. The carnage left him forever changed.
In an interview with the BBC, Ramesh said he still has a hard time trying to fathom that he is the sole survivor, calling his fate “a miracle.” He is especially torn up over the loss of his brother Ajay, who he said was his “backbone.”
Meanwhile, Air India has been granted a temporary extension of flight duty time for two-pilot Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes flying on European routes, which have become longer due to the closure of Pakistani airspace, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said.
The flight (AIC 2487, A320 Neo, VT-EXO) was diverted to Bhopal airport after a warning was reported in the cargo hold of the plane, the airport official said.
An Air India Boeing 777 carrying nearly 250 people made a precautionary landing in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, due to a suspected technical issue. The airl
Air India is still far from its target of breaking even by the end of March next year, as it continues to face a series of setbacks.
Air India's CEO vowed on Wednesday to improve internal practices after a plane crash in June killed 260 people, in his first public comments about the accident that he said would contribute to a "challenging" year for the airline.