Air India has confirmed that one passenger survived Thursday's airplane crash, which had 242 passengers and crew members on board.

The Air India flight fell from the sky on Thursday and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday.

The crash happened just weeks after the company cut a deal with the U.S. government to avoid taking criminal responsibility for a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.

Indian authorities have started handing over remains of the victims of one of India's worst aviation disasters after identifying some through DNA tests.

The crash in India of a Boeing 787-8 passenger jet carrying 242 people bound for London has resurfaced concerns about safety in the skies. WSJ's Andrew Tangel answers audience questions over the crash and aviation safety.

With all eyes on the sole survivor of Air India Flight 171, aviation insiders say that in an air catastrophe, “all bets are off” and seat choice matters little.