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Father of Air India crash pilot seeks formal probe, decries 'baseless' ins
Updated : 8 months ago IST
In a letter to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and the Directorate General of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), 91-year-old Pushkaraj Sabharwal, father of the late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, has demanded a formal investigation into the June 12 Air India Flight AI171
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Air India partially restores international flights after 'safety pause'
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Air India on Tuesday announced a phased resumption of its international operations following a "Safety Pause" implemented after the tragic crash of flight AI171 on June 12.
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Former pilot points to chip malfunction, not pilot error in initial report
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau following the fatal crash of Air India flight AI171 indicated a chip malfunction as a cause of the crash, a former pilot told Reuters on Saturday.
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"Commendable job": Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu hails AAIB for prelimina
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
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.
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"We should not arrive at any conclusion": MoS Civil Aviation on AAIB's pre
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
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.
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One pilot asked the other about fuel cutoff seconds before crash, says pre
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A preliminary investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash has revealed that just seconds before the aircraft lost power and went down near Ahmedabad airport, one pilot asked the other why he had cut off fuel to the engines, an action the second pilot reportedly denied, saying, "di
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"Continue to support investigation": Boeing after AAIB releases preliminar
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
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.
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Air India acknowledges receipt of AAIB preliminary report on Ahmedabad cra
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Soon after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its preliminary report into the Air India AI171 crash in Ahmedabad, Air India acknowledged receipt of the 15-page preliminary report and said it stands with the families of victims and those affected by the crash of fli
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AAIB releases preliminary report on deadly Air India AI171 crash in Ahmeda
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released the preliminary report into the tragic crash of Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12.
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Ahmedabad plane crash: "30 lives were saved in rescue operation," says Chi
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On Thursday, the Air India flight AI171 was en route to London from Ahmedabad when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport, ramming into a doctors' hostel of BJ Medical College in Gujarat's Ahmedabad.
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Iranian Prez extends condolences to PM Modi over "deeply distressing" Ahme
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian extended his condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi following a deadly plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
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"Improper flap setting, Aircraft lost lift," Aviation expert Captain Steve
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Aviation expert and experienced pilot Captain Steeeve has suggested that the crash of Air India flight AI171 was likely linked to many reasons rather than a direct engine failure, based on his review of visual evidence and aircraft characteristics.
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