Centre tells Supreme Court Air India Ahmedabad crash probe follows ICAO norms; preliminary report does not blame pilot

India's Supreme Court has been told the preliminary probe into the Air India 787 crash near Ahmedabad — which killed 260 people — does not implicate the pilot and that the investigation follows ICAO standards for foreign victims. Petitioners seeking a judge‑monitored inquiry were asked to file counter‑affidavits.

Discovered 2025-11-07T00:21:34.833514-08:00 | 2025-11-07T00:21:34.833514-08:00

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  • The crash killed 260 people and families' challenges to early findings have precedent; judicial intervention can change investigative scope, timing and remedial actions (see families protesting preliminary reports: https://hype.aero/?story=610245d4-51c0-4030-98ee-151e92449583).
  • The Centre's reliance on ICAO standards because of foreign victims frames cross‑border legal expectations and links to New Delhi's recent effort to shape international crew conduct rules (see India's ICAO working paper: https://hype.aero/?story=d2238074-2889-493c-aa7a-95ee3f90cd71).
  • Regulators were already scrutinising pilot rostering and calls for cockpit video recorders; the court's handling of petitions could accelerate policy changes on rostering, cockpit evidence and safety oversight (see strained pilot rosters: https://hype.aero/?story=451b90f4-da33-4402-aa92-e52d81c46cc9 and cockpit recorder debate: https://hype.aero/?story=0566c6f7-dedb-441a-8df9-d8c8d1fabd98).

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