Is seat selection all the important during air travel or are there other things about the aircraft that should be noted?

While the common notion persists about certain airplane seats, aviation experts agree there is no guaranteed "safest seat" during a crash.

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.

The survival of a passenger who escaped through an exit door seconds after his Air India flight crashed killing everyone else on board has prompted speculation over whether his seat, 11A, is the safest.

The action thriller stars Gerard Butler and Mike Colter as a commercial pilot and a fugitive who crash-land in a war zone.

Critics of Boeing have long expressed criticisms of the 787 Dreamliner and the company's standards.

A "much-loved" nurse who had two children has been named as a victim of the Air India plane crash. Renjitha Gopakumaran Nair had just resigned from her job in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and was finalising a permanent move back home to India, her family said.

AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) -Lunch break at a doctors' hostel in India's Ahmedabad turned fatal for many in the dining area when parts of an Air India aircraft crashed through its roof as the plane hurtled to the ground moments after takeoff, killing more than 240 people.