An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad moments ago, according to the Times of India. 

#ETNOWExclusive | First visuals emerge showing the exact moment Air India flight AI171 crashed in Ahmedabad. #AirIndia #PlaneCrash #AI171 #AhmedabadCrash #BreakingNews #AviationUpdate pic.twitter.com/5gXNvbdMQK

— ET NOW (@ETNOWlive) June 12, 2025

„We are following reports of a crash of Air India flight #AI171 from Ahmedabad to London. We received the last signal from the aircraft at 08:08:51 UTC, just seconds after takeoff,” flight tracking website Flightradar 24 wrote on X. 

We are following reports of a crash of Air India flight #AI171 from Ahmedabad to London. We received the last signal from the aircraft at 08:08:51 UTC, just seconds after take off.

The aircraft involved is a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with registration VT-ANB… pic.twitter.com/EmKKISJldF

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) June 12, 2025

The weather in Ahmedabad at the time of the accident of flight #AI171
Wind direction: 250°
Wind speed: 7kt
Temperature: 37°C
Dew point: 16°C
Pressure: 1001 hPa
Visibility: 6000 mhttps://t.co/xMtrsD3Qwz pic.twitter.com/86Cv3q0Vec

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) June 12, 2025

Dramatic footage of the aftermath has been posted on X. 

FIRST PHOTO: Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operating on the Ahmedabad to London route, crashed in a residential area near Ahmedabad Airport. The aircraft was carrying at least 242 people on board. pic.twitter.com/cUzi2Prapb

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) June 12, 2025

Reports of an Air India 787 Dreamliner has crashed on takeoff…

More info to follow @AirNavRadar

pic.twitter.com/lMiKKhUqR0

— Flight Emergency (@FlightEmergency) June 12, 2025

Boeing shares in premarket trading tumbled 8% following the 787-8 Dreamliner crash. 

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