Captain Kishore Chinta, a former investigator with India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), calls this "the rarest of the rare" crashes - a controlled flight into terrain just 30 seconds after take-off. "To my knowledge, nothing quite like this has ever happened," he told the BBC.

A high-level meeting on civil aviation security, led by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, is scheduled to take place on June 17. Sources told ANI that the meeting will have top officials, including the Civil Aviation Secretary,

IndexSynopsisIntroductionThe cost of human lifeThe aircraft and the airlineFrom Takeoff to Crash landingInvestigationLegal frameworks and compensation Regulatory and policy falloutThe corporate liabil