While the Air India flight hardly gained much of an altitude before the crash, it was at an ideal height for the pilots to retract the landing gear

Though separated by time, aircraft type, and technological advancement, both flights—IC 171 (1976) and AI 171/AIC 171 (2025)—share more than a chilling flight number

After the horrific crash in Ahmedabad, actor Vikrant Massey has condoled the death of the first officer of the plane, who was the son of his uncle, and the other 240 people feared dead, saying his “heart breaks” for the families.