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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
NEW DELHI, June 13 (Xinhua) — Aviation authorities have recovered one of the two black boxes from the Air India plane that crashed in the western Indian state of Gujarat, local newspaper Hindustan Times reported.
The plane, bound for London, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad International Airport on Thursday afternoon.
“One of the two black boxes, located in the tail section of the plane, was found and placed under secure guard. The Main Directorate of Civil Aviation will take away equipment to analyze the recordings. The second black box, located in the front section of the plane, has yet to be found,” the newspaper writes, citing a source.
There were 169 Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed on the grounds of a medical college, as well as two pilots and 10 flight attendants.
Air India confirmed on Friday that all 241 people on board were killed in the crash. The sole survivor is being treated in hospital.
The Air Accident Investigation Bureau of the Indian government is investigating the cause of the incident.
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said he spoke with Air India Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran after the crash and expressed his willingness to support the Indian government’s investigation.
The 12-year-old Boeing 787-8 aircraft with tail number AI171 fell from a height of about 250 meters after takeoff and crashed on the territory of the medical college, causing serious damage to buildings.
One person was killed at the college, at least nine were missing and 50 were injured, according to a local medical organization. –0–