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Crashed Gatwick-bound Air India Boeing Dreamliner carrying 242 - including 53 Brits - 'may have suffered power loss just after take-off'... so could a bird strike be to blame?

Crashed Gatwick-bound Air India Boeing Dreamliner carrying 242 - including 53 Brits - 'may have suffered power loss just after take-off'... so could a bird strike be to blame?

The possible causes are said include a rapid change in wind, bird strike or weather, former pilots have suggested, with an investigation yet to uncover the exact cause

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