Never in the global history of aviation have so many 'experts'—armed with so many 'tools'—scrutinised so much about a plane going down, before the authorities did

An Air India plane carrying 242 people bound for London Gatwick crashed near Ahmedabad airport shortly after takeoff this morning. Videos from the scene show black smoke and a fire near the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner’s crash site.

Sources said the VT-ANB 787-8 Dreamliner that was operating flight AI171 underwent a major maintenance check (C check) in June 2022 and was due for its next check in December 2025. The right-hand engine returned from the shop,