
Deepening Probe into Ahmedabad Boeing Disaster
- Asia
- June 16, 2025
The Ahmedabad authorities have recovered both black boxes from the remains of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed shortly after the exit and the route to London Gatwick, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and plates on the ground. The emphasis is now in the analysis of the flight data and the voice recordings of the cabin to establish whether the engine thrust, control surfaces or pilot actions led to the fatal descent. The India Aircraft Accident Research Office heads the investigation, with the support of specialists in the United Kingdom, USA and Boeing.
Rescue and Forensic teams continued to examine the remains of buildings and the debris of the airplanes in the area of the University of Medicine densely populated with Ahmedabad. They are collecting fragments of fins, landing train, engines and fuel systems to reconstruct the sequence of events. The authorities have also collected dental records and DNA samples to identify the victims whose remains were severely burned.
The preliminary scrutiny points to a sudden loss of thrust or possible duration of the misalignment of the flap the initial rise. Flight monitoring data indicates that the plane briefly amounted to approximately 625 feet before entering a steep descent, around 475 feet per minute, the video video shows an abnormal positioning of wing wing and attempts at corrective emergency actions.
The General Directorate of Civil Aviation of India has issued an immediate directive for the technical controls prior to the departure in fleet 787-8 and 787-9 of Air India, including the diagnosis of the motor system, the compressors of the cabin. These measures are mandatory before the affected aircraft can resume the service. GE Aerospace has promised total cooperation with inspections, while Boeing and US Aviation regulators have sent technical teams to support research.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, shortly after arriving at the site, described the event as a “heartbreaking beyond words” and with the surviving lonely, the British Viswashkumar Ramesh, who remembered having escaped to the fuselage of Thurgg. The survivor story provides a rare perspective of eyewitnesses in the middle of the apex of data analysis in the next few days.
Air India reputation and ambitions of “world class airline” under the property of the Tata group are under intense international scrutiny. Experts warn the incident, the first fatal accident of Air India in decades and the first clash of a 787 Dreamliner could be severely under the confidence in the supervision of transporter’s security. The regulator maintenance order seeks to relieve those concerns, but aviation analysts emphasize that the reconstruction credibility will require disciplined operational research and safeguards.
The families of the victims remain in anguish, many of them have to wait for dental and DNA verification to identify the deceased. The hospital staff and forensic teams are thoroughly processed remaining in the midst of anxious relations at the Civil Hospital Ahmedabad. Emotional anguish is the intensification of responsibility and answers, since afflicted relatives expect official findings.
Experts warn of aviation research can cover several months, or involve an analysis in layers of mechanical failures, human errors, manufacturing quality and maintenance procedures. The cooperation of international agencies, including the United Kingdom air accident investigation branch, the US NTSB and FAA, forms the backbone of an exhaustive investigation, especially given multiple jurisdictions involved.
The next steps depend on decoding the black boxes, which are analyzed in a laboratory specialized in New Delhi. A clearer image is expected to emerge a flight parameters, the communications of the cabin and mechanical readings correlate with the reconstructions of the shock site.
The urgency around maintenance audits and global supervision has intensified as aviation authorities aim to avoid similar tragedies. Meanwhile, the Fleet 787 of the carrier of the carrier, many delivered in 2014-15, remain on the ground waiting for conclusive security controls.