Ahmedabad, June 12 -- Air India team on Friday observed a two-minute silence at the Air India Training Academy in remembrance of AI 171, marking one year since the tragic plane crash.

The ill-fated Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, met with a catastrophic accident a mere 32 seconds into its flight. The aircraft plunged into the surrounding area almost immediately following its departure from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

Meanwhile, during the press conference marking one year of the Air India Flight AI 171 plane crash, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani paid tribute to the victims and recalled the coordinated rescue and relief effo...