The world mourns the tragic crash of Air India Flight 171 💔. Among the 241 precious lives lost were 12 brave crew members, now officially identified by the airline. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, flying from Ahmedabad ✈️ to London Gatwick 🇬🇧, crashed into a residential area shortly after takeoff on June 12, 2025.
This heartbreaking event is the first fatal crash involving a Dreamliner ✈️ — leaving the entire aviation family grieving together.
💐 Air India Flight 171 Crew Members:
👨✈️ Pilots
1️⃣ Captain Sumeet Sabharwal (55, Mumbai) — Calm, experienced, and a pillar of leadership.
2️⃣ First Officer Clive Kunder (26, Mangalore) — Young, passionate, with a family legacy in aviation.
👩💼 Cabin Crew
3️⃣ Manisha Thapa (27, Patna) — Charming and dedicated, with experience in major airlines.
4️⃣ Kongbrailatpam Sharma (22, Manipur) — Bright spirit, recently joined.
5️⃣ Maithili Patil (22, Maharashtra) — Proudly supporting her family.
6️⃣ Irfan Shaikh (22, Pune) — Ambitious and kind-hearted.
7️⃣ Shraddha Dhavan (44, Mumbai) — 21 years of dedication to Air India.
8️⃣ Aparna Mahadik (42, Mumbai) — Fitness lover, disciplined, respected.
9️⃣ Deepak Pathak (36, Badlapur) — 11 years of safety-first service.
🔟 Roshni Songhare (27, Dombivli) — Rising influencer, engaged to be married.
1️⃣1️⃣ Lamnunthem Singson (24, Manipur) — Just starting her aviation dreams.
1️⃣2️⃣ Saineeta Chakravarty (35, Mumbai) — Proud, experienced, recently joined.
In these dark times, we remember one thing above all — United By Wings 🕊️💔✈️
