Air India crash – managing corp comms in the eye of the media storm
Issue ignored, crisis invited?
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By Alex Lennane
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A 787, Flight AI 171, has crashed in India, with 242 people on board.
The Air India passenger flight was en route from Ahmadabad to London Gatwick. Immediately after departure, it dropped and then exploded outside the airport in a residential area. All flights from the airport have been suspended.
Indian news reported that there was total electrical failure at 625 feet, and the aircraft lost altitude at -475 ft per minute, crashing in less than two minutes.
On board were 217 adults, 11 children and 2 infants, made up of 169 Indians. 53 from the UK, 1 Canadian and 7 Portuguese. There are thought to be no survivors.
The Economic Times reports.
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