Air India's Chairman N. Chandrasekaran on Monday told staff that last week's plane crash that killed at least 271 people should be a catalyst to build a safer airline, urging employees to stay resolute amid any criticism.

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

Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.

Boeing's CEO pulled out of the Paris Air Show following the Air India crash, which has set a somber mood for the aviation and defense event at Le Bourget.

Medical students who survived when an Air India plane crashed into their hostel in Ahmedabad say their first reaction was to help treat the injured