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Air India Flight AI 171 bound for London Gatwick crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad Airport in June.

All 154 passengers and seven crew members on board were safe and unharmed. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Modern airliners can glide safely for miles after dual engine failure, giving pilots time to manage the emergency.

A bird strike is considered one of the most common wildlife hazards in aviation. It tends to happen during take-off, landing, or low-altitude flight, when planes are most likely to encounter birds.

Bird strike may have caused Air India crash – expert Saurabh Bhatnagar told Indian news TV channel New Delhi Television LTD the incident appears to involve ‘multiple bird hits’.

Air India pilots said Ahmedabad airport has long been known for bird activity near the runway, which could have contributed to the incident.