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Ahmedabad Plane Crash: How old plane airlines can fly? Is there DGCA guideline?

DNA Friday, 13 June 2025
The ill-fated Air India aircraft that crashed Thursday in Ahmedabad was 11 years old. The Tata Group-owned company is the airline with one of the oldest fleets, with 70 of its aircraft being one decade old. Is there a DGCA guideline? Was Ahmedabad Plane Crash a result of flying old aircraft?
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News video: Ahmedabad Air India Plane Crash FIRST Visuals OUT: 242 Onboard, Disturbing Footage of Crash Scene

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Shocking first visuals have emerged from the crash site of the Air India flight that went down moments after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, operating as Flight AI171 to London, was carrying 242 people, including 169 Indian nationals. The disturbing footage shows thick...

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