The Air India plane crash investigation continues after the black boxes were recovered. The captain was reportedly a few months from retirement. "I'm just appalled," one person fumed. "Repulsed."

The Air India flight fell from the sky on Thursday and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday.

Boeing was generating optimism. Then on Thursday a 787 crashed, raising the specter of fresh problems for Boeing and altering the message it planned to send.

A helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims has crashed in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing seven people on board.

All seven people on a helicopter in northern India were killed early on Sunday when it crashed while ferrying passengers on a popular Hindu pilgrimage route in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, officials said.

An early focus of the probe includes a possible loss or reduction of thrust.

Following the Ahmedabad Air India crash and a lone survivor, the notion of a 'safest seat' is questioned. Experts emphasize that survival hinges on numerous factors beyond seat location, including aircraft design and passenger behavior.