Aakash Hassan
Writer at Freelance
Freelance Journalist at The Guardian
Reporting on the intersection of conflict, geopolitics, and human rights in South Asia [email protected]
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Krishna Pokharel |Aakash Hassan
2 hours agoAir India Flight 171: Pilot Error? Did a Piece Fall Off First? The investigation of the Air India Flight 171 plane crash turned up new evidence raising controversial questions, such as: Did mysterious debris fall off the plane first before crashing? Did the pilots have the wing flaps incorrectly set before takeoff? Did the pilots incorrectly retract the wing flaps instead of the landing gear after takeoff?
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Krishna Pokharel |Aakash Hassan
Indian authorities have ordered what they called “extended surveillance” of all Boeing BA -1.68%decrease; red down pointing triangle 787 aircraft in the country’s fleet while they investigate the cause of Thursday’s crash of an Air India plane that killed at least 265 people. The crash in the western city of Ahmedabad was the first fatal incident for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, which entered service in 2011.
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Shan Li |Aakash Hassan |Stu Woo |Krishna Pokharel
AHMEDABAD, India—There was nothing unusual about the first moments after takeoff. Then, Viswashkumar Ramesh said, it felt like the plane got stuck in midair. It wasn’t clear yet, but Air India Flight 171 was going down. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Shan Li |Andrew Tangel |Aakash Hassan
London-bound flight crashed shortly after takeoff with 242 on board, leaving single survivor and scores injured at crash siteAHMEDABAD, India—An investigation into the crash of a London-bound bound Air India Boeing 787-8 that killed over 240 people is focusing on whether the aircraft had a loss or reduction in engine thrust, and if that played a role in the crash, according to people briefed on the accident probe.
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2 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Shan Li |Andrew Tangel |Aakash Hassan
13 hours agoNew angle shows final moments of Air India flight from take-off to crashA new angle shows the final moments - from take-off to crash - of the doomed Air India flight on its way to London, Gatwick. CCTV footage shows the Boeing 787 Dreamliner leaving the runway at Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday (12 June) before it begins descending rapidly in its nose-up take-off angle. Moments later the plane, with 240 people onboard, erupted into a huge fireball as it crashed into a residential area.
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#Kashmir: Just moments before blasts were heard and projectiles lit up the sky, I was reporting from Srinagar on the mood on the ground following the U.S.-brokered “ceasefire” between India and Pakistan. @TimesRadio
"There was no indication in the media.. that something like this was taking place." Trump's involvement in the ceasefire between Pakistan and India was "surprising" because the US had insisted they "resolve this dispute independently", says reporter in Srinigar, @AakashHassan. https://t.co/AsqkUDtnpy
As India and Pakistan have reportedly agreed to an immediate U.S.-brokered ceasefire, people in Kashmir appear both surprised and happy. https://t.co/JMDuv3FWaq
India closes land border with Pakistan, suspends Indus Water treaty after deadly attack on tourists in #Kashmir https://t.co/WUZ9nKya6B