In a chilling reminder of recent aviation mishaps, a small aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff at London Southend Airport on Sunday, erupting into a massive fireball visible from the terminal. The dramatic crash prompted an immediate emergency response and has drawn parallels to the recent Air India crash investigation.

Just seconds after take-off, both of the 12-year-old Boeing 787 Dreamliner's fuel-control switches abruptly moved to the "cut-off" position, starving the engines of fuel and triggering total power lo...

Experts had previously speculated that birds could have caused the crash, but the report said that "no significant bird activity" was observed in the vicinity of the plane's flight path.