Investigators in India are studying the black boxes of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner after recovering them from the aircraft wreckage to ascertain the cause of last week’s plane crash that left at least 270 people dead.

India's aviation safety watchdog has asked Air India for the training records of the pilots and dispatcher for the plane that crashed last week as part of its investigation into the incident that killed at least 271 people,

Air India has issued an update following a plane crash which killed 241 people onboard. The airline expressed its condolences to all the families affected by the tragedy, in addition to confirming that over 400 relatives of those who died in the incident have now reached India.