In 2024 a whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, an engineer with Boeing, alleged that the company has taken shortcuts in manufacturing the Dreamliner 787 and as the aircrafts ages the risks will become “catastrophic”.

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A Very unfortunate news

All 242 Passengers in the Boeing 787-8 IA171 Flight are no more, said Ahemdabad Police Commisioner

Om Shanti to the departed souls 🙏🏻

Gujarat Government appeals to Family Members of People onboard ill-fated Air India plane to give DNA samples to help identify deceased.

John Barnett, a former Boeing quality manager, spent years warning that 787s were being assembled with serious defects:

• Deliberate use of substandard parts

• Faulty oxygen systems in up to 1 in 4 planes

• Metal shavings near wiring that could trigger mid-air disasters

• Pressure to cover up quality failures to keep production moving

He said Boeing prioritized speed and profit over safety — and was punished for speaking out.

In March 2024, just days into legal testimony against Boeing, Barnett was found dead with a 'self-inflicted gunshot'. Officially ruled a "suicide". #Aviation

Some hope

1 Survivor from Seat 11A has been founded and admitted to the hospital

130 personnel of Indian army including engineers, medics, firefighters etc have been deployed to the crash site.

India issues a NOTAM reserving airspace at a limited altitude for a single day Indian Airforce Exercise near the southern section of its border with Pakistan

Date: 18-19 June 2025 #Defence

Tata Group will provide ₹1 crore to the families of each person who has lost their life in this tragedy.

New Visuals of the ill-fated Air India Plane

Indian news channels are creating AI videos of Former CM Vijay Rupani sitting inside the plane.

No empathy, no dignity. Just a race for TRP, even if it means turning real human tragedy into digital drama. Govt. should take action against such media channels.

USA's National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will be leading a team of US investigators travelling to India to assist the investigation. (Boeing Plane is manufactured in US)

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) will send expert in the Indian safety investigation. This is in accordance with ICAO Annex 13 because UK citizens were on board the aircraft.

#Aviation

Jeffrey D Sachs: American Deep State's target is to "Weaken Russia".

Tucker Carlson: Why do they want to weaken Russia? No one wants to weaken India?

Jeffrey D Sachs: Some day when India succeeds, we will wanna weaken India.

Tucker Carlson: Probably sooner rather than later.

The plane carried almost 1,25,000 litres of fuel, and due to the high temperature, there was no chance of saving anyone.

I visited the crash site. The retrieval of the dead bodies is almost complete. DNA samples of the family members are being collected.

– HM Amit Shah

🇮🇳 Major players—Reliance, Adani, Indian Railways, Greenko, Vedanta, JSW, Hindalco—have responded to NPCIL’s RFP for two 220 MWe Bharat Small Reactors. These SMRs aim to boost captive, clean power and help India hit 100 GW #nuclear capacity by 2047

#Energy
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Civil Aviation Accidents of Indian Airliners (21th Century)

• Alliance Air Flight (Patna) – July 17, 2000

A Boeing 737 crashed on approach to Patna, killing 51 passengers plus 5 on the ground.

• Air India Express Flight 812 – May 22, 2010 (Mangalore)

A Boeing 737 overshot the runway on landing, causing 158 fatalities out of 166 onboard.

• Air India Express Flight 1344 – August 7, 2020 (Kozhikode)

Skidded off a wet tabletop runway; 21 died, 110 injured.

• Air India Flight 171 – June 12, 2025 (Ahmedabad → London)

A Boeing 787‑8 crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 241 onboard, 1 survivor. The first fatal 787 accident globally.

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US State Department issues security warning for the entire Middle East and Northern Africa.

#InternationalNews