The calamitous Air India crash in a residential sector of Ahmedabad, claiming the lives of all 241 souls on board and at least five medical students from a nearby university dormitory, marked one of the subcontinent's gravest aviation disasters in decades, leaving an indelible scar on the nation's collective psyche.

In the wake of the calamitous event, Biswas Kumar Ramesh emerged as the sole survivor, his improbable survival attributed to a purported ejection from the aircraft's fuselage prior to its catastrophic disintegration.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft involved in this incident represents the inaugural catastrophic event of its kind for this particular model, marking a hitherto unprecedented blemish on its safety record.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India reported that the aircraft issued a distress call, but subsequently failed to respond to follow-up communications attempts.

Expressions of condolence have poured in from an array of global leaders, encompassing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and King Charles III, amongst others.

In the wake of the unfolding catastrophe, Boeing's stock price plummeted by approximately 9% in pre-market trading, presaging a potentially cataclysmic opening for the US markets.