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Hundreds Dead After Boeing Jet Crashes in India

On today’s Big Take podcast: What we know about the Air India tragedy and its implications for Boeing.

Rescue officials carry a victim's body at the site where Air India flight 171 crashed in Ahmedabad, India, on June 12.Photographer: Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images

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By Julia Press, Sarah Holder, and Eleanor Harrison-Dengate

June 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM UTC

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Moments after taking off, an Air India flight bound for London from an airport in Western India crashed with over 200 passengers on board. Hundreds have died and a search for survivors is ongoing.