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Veteran hands, tragic end: Pilots mourn crash
Business Standard
|June 13, 2025
Shortly after the Air India Ahmedabad-London flight crashed, reports of an accident near the city's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport started trickling in on a WhatsApp group of the airline's pilots.
There was an initial shock, followed by complete silence, as the group members expressed disbelief that a Boeing Dreamliner, considered to be among the safest and best aircraft, had crashed.
The mood soon turned sombre, with messages of condolences for the two pilots feared dead, pouring in, several Air India pilots Business Standard spoke to said.
The two pilots, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kunder, had more than relevant flying experience under their belt, these pilots said.
This story is from the June 13, 2025 edition of Business Standard.
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