One year of worst air disaster, India misses its own deadline
12 June 2026, India marked one year since Air India Flight AI171 crashed seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad, killing 260 people. The preliminary report from July 2025 had identified that both engine fuel control switches transitioned from RUN to CUTOFF within seconds of liftoff. Engine examination in the US is still pending. The Federation of Indian Pilots has urged that no interim findings be issued. The captain’s father has petitioned the Supreme Court for an independent investigation. Under international rules, a final report is due within twelve months. India is the world’s third largest aviation market and has now missed that deadline on its worst aviation crash. The crash investigation has become a long study in how accountability dissolves into procedural delay. Aviation safety in India rests on a chain of small design choices that are invisible to passengers, until one of them breaks. News Source: Outlook Business
News Source: Outlook Business