The head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Stephanie Pope, met the chairman of Air India on Monday in India, two sources said, as the companies seek to find the cause of last week's fatal crash involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Officials said they had found the cockpit voice recorder that may provide crucial clues about what caused the Air India flight to crash, killing at least 270 people.

The London-bound Boeing 787 struck a medical college hostel in a residential area of Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff Thursday, killing 241 people on board and at least 29 on the ground. One passenger survived.

While some prioritize leg-room when it comes to air travel, others may think a little more about their seat selection.

As if air travel isn’t stressful enough nowadays — owing to the recent increase in mid-flight meltdowns, delayed departures and chaotic crashes — frequent flyers are now forced to contend with the funky foodstuffs of their fellow passengers.

Medical students who survived when an Air India plane crashed into their hostel in Ahmedabad say their first reaction was to help treat the injured.

A UK-bound plane was forced to make an emergency landing after passengers reported a smoke smell mid-flight. The EasyJet service from Paphos, Cyprus, to Bristol on Saturday evening had to divert to Izmir in Turkey as a result of a technical issue,

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