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Air India crash: Devastating tragedy threatens carrier's ambitious turnaround

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The Air India-171 crash killed at least 270 people in India last week .

The airline is facing a litany of challenges at a critical juncture of its ambitious turnaround.

The narrative was just beginning to change for Air India in the lead-up to the tragedy.

Air India has cancelled international services on its wide body aircraft by 15% until mid-July .

Tata Group chairman N Chandrasekaran held a town hall meeting with employees.

He said last week's plane crash was the "most heartbreaking" crisis of his career.

The airline's CEO Campbell Wilson has highlighted the airline's commitment to co-operating with investigators and supporting the families of the victims.

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83

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English

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