The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it is in contact with the National Transportation Safety Board following the deadly crash of Air India flight AI171, which went down en route from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick.

"The FAA is in contact with the NTSB regarding Air India flight AI171, operating from Ahmedabad (AMD) to London Gatwick (LGW), that was involved in an accident in India on Thursday, June 12," the agency said in a statement. "In the event assistance is requested, the NTSB is the official U.S. representative and the FAA provides technical support. We stand ready to launch a team immediately in coordination with the NTSB," the statement underscored.

Latest reports from the site confirm that 204 bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of the Boeing 787 aircraft, which carried 242 people on board when it crashed into an apartment building on takeoff.