Crashed Air India Flight AI171 Pilot Name and His Flying Hours Experience: Who Was the First Officer on Ahmedabad-London Plane That Tragically Crashed Near Meghaninagar
The aircraft was under the command of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, an accomplished Line Training Captain (LTC) boasting an impressive 8,200 hours of flying experience. Assisting him in the cockpit as First Officer was Clive Kundar, who, while having less experience than the Captain, had accumulated 1,100 hours of flight time.
The tragic crash of Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, near Meghaninagar on June 12, 2025, has left the country in a state of shock. The video of the Air India plane crashing near the Ahmedabad airport is heartbreaking and terrifying. The aircraft was under the command of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, an accomplished Line Training Captain (LTC) boasting an impressive 8,200 hours of flying experience. Assisting him in the cockpit as First Officer was Clive Kundar, who, while having less experience than the Captain, had accumulated 1,100 hours of flight time. Both pilots were on board the flight, which was carrying 242 passengers and cabin crew members (Of these, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, 1 Canadian national and 7 Portuguese nationals), when it tragically went down shortly after takeoff, having issued a "MAYDAY" call before losing contact with Air Traffic Control. Investigations are now underway to determine the exact cause of this devastating incident. Air India Plane Crash: Air India’s London-Bound Flight AI171 Carrying Over 200 Passengers Crashes Near Ahmedabad Airport, Airline Shares Update (Watch Videos).
Air India Flight AI171 Pilot and First Officer Names and Their Flying Hours Experience
Capt Sumeet Sabharwal is an LTC with 8200 hours of experience. The copilot had 1100 hours of flying experience. As per ATC, the aircraft departed from Ahmadabad at 1339 IST (0809 UTC) from runway 23. It gave a MAYDAY Call to ATC, but thereafter, no response was given by the…
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2025
Air India Provides Details Regarding Flight AI171 Crash Near Ahmedabad Airport
Air India confirms that flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, was involved in an accident today after take-off.
The flight, which departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hrs, was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Of these, 169 are…
— Air India (@airindia) June 12, 2025
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