A Year After Air India Flight 171: AAIB Reports ‘Significant Progress’ but No Final Report; Captain Sabharwal’s Father Takes the Investigation to the Supreme Co... (opens in new tab)

On the first anniversary of the Air India Flight 171 catastrophe, in which two hundred and sixty people died after a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed thirty-two seconds into its take-off run from Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau says it has made 'significant progress' but is not yet ready to issue a final report. Captain Sumeet Sabharwal's father and the Federation of Indian Pilots are arguing in the Supreme Court that the AAIB's preliminary fuel-cutof...