Aryan Asari just wanted to film planes flying in the sky - but he ended up capturing one of the country's biggest air crashes.

DGCA intensifies probe into Air India Flight 171 crash, summoning engineers, seeking pilot training logs and ordering nationwide safety audits at flight training schools, India News News - Times Now

Hundreds gathered in Mumbai today to honour Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the Air India pilot who has been hailed as a hero for limiting casualties on the ground during last week’s crash.Captain Sabharwal issued a mayday call to air traffic controllers moments after takeoff and residents on the ground have credited him with avoiding a large residential building that was directly on the flight path.

Officials said they had found the cockpit voice recorder that may provide crucial clues about what caused the Air India flight to crash, killing at least 270 people.

India's deadliest plane crash in over a decade triggered a $475 million insurance claim, impacting the aviation industry. The claim includes $125 million for the aircraft and $350 million for liability related to fatalities,

Air India's Chairman N. Chandrasekaran on Monday told staff that last week's plane crash that killed at least 271 people should be a catalyst to build a safer airline, urging employees to stay resolute amid any criticism.

Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.

The harrowing incident saw the London-bound Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plunge into a residential area in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, killing 241 passengers on board and another 38 people on the ground. Now, commercial airline pilot and crash analyst Steve Schreiber has pointed to fresh footage as a key breakthrough in understanding what went wrong.