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File photo: Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu urged people Saturday not to “jump to any conclusion” regarding the AI-171 crash and “wait for the final (probe) report”, his comments coming hours after Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) made public a preliminary report on…
NEW DELHI: A Golden Chassis from the United States helped download 49 hours of flight data from one of the black boxes of Air India’s ill-fated Boeing 787-8 aircraft that crashed last month.After the fatal accident that destroyed the aircraft and killed 260 people on June 12, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) retrieved the…
In its first official account of the June 12 crash that killed 260 people in Ahmedabad, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has released a 15-page preliminary report into Air India Flight 171. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plunged into a medical college hostel moments after takeoff, becoming one of India’s worst aviation tragedies in decades…
Workers prepare to hoist the tail section wreckage of Air India Flight 171, which crashed on June 12, in Ahmedabad. (NYT News Service) NEW DELHI: The Airline Pilots’ Association of India (ALPA) on Saturday raised concerns over the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report on the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, saying the…
Air India plane crash probe: ‘Why did you cut off?’ pilot asked — Cockpit recording reveals final exchange The cockpit voice recorder from the London-bound Air India 787 that crashed in Ahmedabad has revealed the final conversation between the flight Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and first officer Clive Kunder.A 15-page preliminary report by the Aircraft Accident…
NEW DELHI: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its preliminary report into the Air India plane crash that claimed 260 lives in Ahmedabad.The report revealed that the deadly crash occurred after both engines’ fuel control switches turned from RUN to CUTOFF, leading to sudden loss of thrust. Here is sequence of events as detailed in…
NEW DELHI: A month after the deadliest aviation accident, the Air India 171 crash, a preliminary report is expected from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), offering the first official insight into the cause of the Air India crash. The incident involved a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that went down just 30 seconds after takeoff in…
The preliminary report of the June 12 Air India crash in Ahmedabad will be made public likely by this week, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) told the parliamentary committee on transport and tourism Wednesday. It said as per rules, a crash report is put on public domain with 30 days of incident.TOI has learnt…
NEW DELHI: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will release its preliminary report this week on the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, which killed at least 260 people on 12 June. Top AAIB officials shared this update during a meeting with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on Wednesday.Officials told the…
NEW DELHI: A Parliamentary Panel on Tuesday questioned top officials from the aviation ministry, airline, and airport representatives over the Air India plane crash, news agency PTI reported citing sources.The agenda of the meeting was to take oral evidence from representatives of the ministry, DGCA, AERA, AAI, AAICLAS, BCAS, and other concerned organisations, including airport…
