According to officials familiar with the investigation, the empennage, or tail assembly of the Boeing Dreamliner showed signs of a contained electrical fire.

According to a report published on Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal quoting sources close to United States officials’ early assessment of evidence, the black box audio recording of the last conversation between the two pilots indicates that the captain might have turned off the switches controlling the flow of fuel to the plane’s engines.

Shashi Tharoor's big shoutout for the Tata group airline comes amid US media reports on the ongoing investigations into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad that killed 241 people on board.

Shashi Tharoor shared a note that the Air India flight crew handed to him, and said it was always a joy to fly the airlines.

A man who flew on an Air India plane before the crash shared his experience after booking a first-class ticket. He showed a video of what he saw in the plane.

Officials said that both pilots had successfully passed the Class I medical examination within the past two years, a test that assesses their mental and physical fitness.

International airlines from South Korea and India are preparing to inspect its Boeing fleets following findings from the Air India crash investigation.