The Tata Group-promoted Air India will begin a phased restoration of its international schedule from August 1, 2025, following the “Safety Pause” triggered by the June 12 crash of Flight AI171. Accordingly, the airline had scaled back operations to conduct precautionary checks on its Boeing 787 fleet. Besides, the “Safety Pause” aided Air India in […]
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson | Photo Credit: ANI The preliminary investigation into the crash of Flight AI171 has not found any mechanical or maintenance issues with the aircraft or its engines, Air India’s CEO and MD Campbell Wilson told employees. In an internal message following the release of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) […]
NEW DELHI: The Airline Pilots’ Association of India (ALPA) on Monday raised concerns over the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report on the Air India 171 crash, saying they were “not happy” with the investigation.Speaking to news agency PTI, ALPA India president Sam Thomas said, “The timing of the release of document was middle […]
FILE PHOTO: Wreckage of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane sits on the open ground, outside Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, where it took off and crashed nearby shortly afterwards, in Ahmedabad, India July 12, 2025. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo | Photo Credit: AMIT DAVE The US Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have privately issued […]
NEW DELHI: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing have privately issued a notification that the fuel switch locks on Boeing aircraft are safe, according to a Reuters report citing sources. The clarification follows India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) preliminary report on the June 12, Air India Flight 171 crash.According to the Reuters […]
London: The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) on Sunday said that it is in the process of reviewing its Indian counterpart’s preliminary report into the London-bound Air India AI171 plane crash moments after take-off from Ahmedabad last month. The report by the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is based on the initial findings […]
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File picture: Wreckage from the Air India plane that crashed moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport, on a building in the city, on June 12. | Photo Credit: – Aviation experts as well as pilots have cast “serious doubts” on the preliminary findings of the Air India Flight 171 crash investigation, especially surrounding […]
FILE PHOTO: The tail of the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed into a building in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: AMIT DAVE London-bound Air India flight AI171 crashed 32 seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12, after fuel supply to both engines was cut off within a second […]
The Air India jetliner that crashed on June 12 was doomed almost immediately upon taking off, after both engines lost fuel supply and the pilots ran out of time to regain control and avert catastrophe. A preliminary 15-page report filed on July 11 provided the first detailed account of the fateful 32 seconds between takeoff […]
