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Mehsana (Gujarat) [India], July 13 (ANI): The father of Sanket Goswami, a 19-year-old student who died in last month's Air India AI171 crash, stated that he was 'not satisfied' with the preliminary investigation report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), and requested the government to conduct a 'thorough investigation'. He also urged the government to take strict action against those responsible for the incident. Sanket's father, Atul Goswami, told ANI, 'My son was ...Read More >
Mehsana (Gujarat): The father of Sanket Goswami, a 19-year-old student who died in last month's Air India AI171 crash, stated that he was "not satisfied" with the preliminary investigation report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), and requested the government to conduct a "thorough investigation". He also urged the government to take strict action against those responsible for the incident. Sanket's father, Atul Goswami, told ANI, "My son was 19 years old... My famil ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that it has successfully completed the development of the Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) for its ambitious Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, following the conclusion of its qualification test program. The milestone moves India closer to its first crewed space mission, slated for the first quarter of 2027. A full-duration hot test of the SMPS was conducted for 350 seconds at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in T ...Read More >
Raigad (Maharashtra) [India], July 13 (ANI): Pramila Patil, mother of crew member Maithili Patil, who died in the ill-fated Air India plane crash on June 12, reacted to the preliminary report of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and said Air India cant cause such negligence. The Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, resulting in the deaths of 260 individuals, including 229 passenger ...Read More >
MUMBAI: What do pilots have to say about the AAIB report?Capt Amit Singh, an air safety expert, commented: "At what stage did the engines actually stop producing thrust? The AI-171 Preliminary Report says: 'After 08:08:42 UTC when Fuel Control Switches were moved to CUT OFF. But in a later paragraph, the report stated the RAT (ram air turbine) was already deployed immediately after take-off. A simple report consisting of the collated data to date would have served the purpose of a preliminary re ...Read More >
One month after the tragedy, an early investigation into the accident has detailed a breakdown of the minutes leading up to the incident, which killed 260 people, as ITV News' Sejal Karia reports. A preliminary report into the Air India crash last month has found that fuel to the engines appears to have cut off shortly after takeoff. According to the report, the switches in the cockpit which provide fuel to the engines turned to the CUTOFF position. The engines tried to restart, but it was to ...Read More >
As details emerged from a preliminary inquiry report on the June 12 Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, the Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA) said on Saturday that the probe was "being driven in a direction presuming the guilt of pilots and we strongly object to this line of thought". A statement by ALPA chief Sam Thomas on Saturday, July 12, said, "We have been given a copy of the preliminary report which is believed to be furnished by the AAIB (Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau ...Read More >
Bhopal: Nabha, the eight-year-old Namibian cheetah in the Kuno national park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday succumbed to injuries that she had sustained while hunting. She had been under treatment for a week for her injuries, KNP field director Uttam Kumar Sharma told this newspaper. "Nabha got badly injured a week back probably during a hunting attempt inside her soft release boma (large enclosure). She had fractures in both ulna (bone in the foreleg) and fibula (smaller of the two outer ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, 12 Jul: Seconds before Air India flight 171 crashed while ascending from Ahmedabad, the fuel control switches of both its engines were cut off, a preliminary investigation report said on Saturday, suggesting a catastrophic pilot error in the cockpit of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The Airlines Pilots Association of India raised the issue with the report, saying the investigation is "shrouded in secrecy," appears to be biased against the pilot and has come to a conclusion hastily. A 15 ...Read More >
New Delhi: The interim report on the Air India plane crash that took place on June 12 at Ahmedabad has suggested that the Air India Dreamliner, which crashed soon after takeoff, might have suffered mechanical or power supply issues that could have led to the change in the position of the switches that feed fuel into the plane, experts said on Saturday, 12 July 2025. They said that the reasons for the change in fuel switch position will be known during further investigations. The investigation w ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Mark D Martin, Founder and CEO of an aviation safety and consulting firm, on Saturday said that the preliminary report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the Air India flight 171 crash was cryptic in many ways. He argued that the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) in the aircraft was only deployed in the event of engine failure. It is the initial report, and it is quite cryptic in many ways. It says a lot of points that dont add up. If there were an en ...Read More >
New Delhi/ Mumbai, Jul 12 (PTI) The preliminary probe report on the fatal Air India aircraft crash has turned the spotlight on the action of pilots, while the absence of any recommendation for Boeing 787-8 operators seems to have left several questions unanswered as the investigation progresses, experts said on Saturday. Switches that feed fuel into the aircraft's engines being cut off within a gap of one second, subsequent loss of thrust and altitude before crashing into a building in Ahmedaba ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 12 (PTI) Seconds before Air India flight 171 crashed while ascending from Ahmedabad, the fuel control switches of both its engines were cut off, a preliminary investigation report said on Saturday, suggesting a catastrophic pilot error. The Airlines Pilots Association of India disagreed with the report, saying the investigation is "shrouded in secrecy" appears to be biased against the pilot and has come to a conclusion hastily. The report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bure ...Read More >
Jamnagar (Gujarat) [India], July 12 (ANI): Reacting to the preliminary findings of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav on Saturday expressed serious concern over the Air India AI171 plane accident at Ahmedabad airport, calling it a worrying incident for the entire country. He said that the government acted promptly by ordering an investigation and that strict action will be taken against those found responsible. The Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Former Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Flight Operations Inspector Captain Prashant Dhalla on Saturday floated the idea of 'startle effect' in play before the Air India flight 171 crashed in Ahmedabad shortly after departure while noting that it was 'premature' to assume human error. Discussing the importance of understanding human factors in crash incidents, he noted that the preliminary report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) ...Read More >
India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released the preliminary report into the tragic crash. The report outlines a harrowing sequence of events that unfolded within 90 seconds of takeoff, as both engines of the aircraft shut down. Surat: Following the release of the preliminary report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), families of the victims asked if technical checks were done by Air India before allowing the plane to fly. Yashpal Singh Vansdiya, who lost bot ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Former Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Flight Operations Inspector Captain Prashant Dhalla on Saturday floated the idea of startle effect in play before the Air India flight 171 crashed in Ahmedabad shortly after departure while noting that it was premature to assume human error. Discussing the importance of understanding human factors in crash incidents, he noted that the preliminary report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) stat ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 12 (ANI): Aviation expert Sanjay Lazar on Sunday said that the preliminary report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the Air India flight 171 crash raises more questions than answers, and expressed that the investigative authority should have made the transcript of cockpit voice recorder (CVR) public. He said that informing the public about only "one line" from the cockpit conversations about "switches" raises more questions. Also Read | Ai ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Airline Pilots Association of India on Saturday raised objections to the preliminary report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) regarding the Air India plane crash on June 12, claiming that it suggests a bias towards pilot error. The tone and direction of the investigation suggest a bias toward pilot error. We categorically reject this presumption and insist on a fair, fact-based inquiry, the pilots association said in a media stat ...Read More >
Jamnagar (Gujarat) [India], July 12 (ANI): Reacting to the preliminary findings of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav on Saturday expressed serious concern over the Air India AI171 plane accident at Ahmedabad airport, calling it a worrying incident for the entire country. He said that the government acted promptly by ordering an investigation and that strict action will be taken against those found responsible. The Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft ...Read More >
Surat (Gujarat) [India], July 12 (ANI): The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Friday released the preliminary report of the AI-171 plane crash. Yashpal Singh Vansdiya, who lost both his parents in the accident, has questioned the government and investigation agencies. The AI-171 flight, which was bound for London Gatwick airport, crashed soon after takeoff from Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport on June 12. 260 people lost their lives in the accident, which included 229, ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA) on Saturday raised concerns over the preliminary findings by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for blaming pilots of the ill-fated plane for the crash. ALPA India President Captain Sam Thomas urged the government to include them in the ongoing probe into the Air India AI-171 crash, to maintain transparency in the investigation. On June 12, Air India flight AI 171 -- a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner -- ...Read More >
Vizag (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday hailed the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for conducting a 'transparent and professional' investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash. The Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, resulting in the deaths of 260 individuals, including 229 passengers, 12 crew member ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Saturday urged not to draw conclusions based on the preliminary report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the Air India flight AI171 crash. Speaking to mediapersons, the MoS Civil Aviation, Murlidhar Mohol, said, 'The AAIB has brought out a preliminary report. This is not the final report. Until the final report comes out, we should not arrive at any conclusion. AAIB is an aut ...Read More >
Vizag (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday hailed the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for conducting a transparent and professional investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash. The Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, resulting in the deaths of 260 individuals, including 229 passengers, 12 crew members, a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Civil aviation expert Sanat Kaul has said that the preliminary report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the Air India flight AI171 crash suggests that some fault within the aircraft led to the jet fuel switches turning off automatically during takeoff, causing the tragic crash that killed 260 people, including 229 passengers, 12 crew members, and 19 people on the ground. Speaking to ANI, Kaul said the report indicates that fuel supply to t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) A preliminary report has found that the fuel supply to both engines of Air India flight AI171 was cut off within a second of each other, causing confusion in the cockpit and the airplane plummeting back to ground almost immediately after taking off. The 15-page report says that in the cockpit voice recording, one unidentified pilot asked the other why he had cut off the fuel, which the other denied. On June 12, the London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner began to lose thrust ...Read More >
New Delhi: The preliminary report into the tragic crash of Air India Flight 171, marking the first fatal disaster involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, offers technical details, a cockpit exchange, and a timeline that lasted barely 30 seconds after takeoff. But for all its clarity on what happened, what remains unclear, and increasingly questioned, is why Boeing's aircraft systems have not come under immediate scrutiny. In fact, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) explicitly states: ...Read More >
New Delhi: A month after the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad that killed at least 270 people, a preliminary report into India's worst aviation accident in decades reveals that the engines' fuel switches were shifted from 'RUN' to 'CUTOFF' within seconds of each other after take-off. The 15-page report was published early Saturday by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which is probing the crash. "Why did you cut off?" one of the pilots was heard asking the other in the cockpi ...Read More >
New Delhi: Aircraft manufacturer Boeing on Saturday said it continues to support the ongoing investigation into the Air India Flight AI171 crash, hours after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its preliminary report on the incident that occurred in Ahmedabad. "Our thoughts remain with the loved ones of the passengers and crew on board Air India Flight 171, as well as everyone affected on the ground in Ahmedabad. We continue to support the investigation and our customer," ...Read More >
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