LONDON and DELHI -- An Air India airliner carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members en route to the United Kingdom crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on Thursday, leaving 246 dead and at least one surviving passenger, local officials and the airline said.

The final radio message sent by the pilot of the Air India 171 flight, moments before it crashed to the ground, killing more than 270 people, has been released.

Just days after his wife, Bharatiben, succumbed to cancer, Arjun Patoliya visited their native Gujarat village in India last week to fulfill her dying wish of being laid to rest there.

Newly released CCTV footage shows Air India Flight 171 take off before crashing moments later. CNN aviation analyst Miles O’Brien offers his analysis.

Air India crash likely to trigger India’s biggest aviation insurance payout - The total liability could range from £166m to £220m, according to estimates