India’s civil aviation minister denied any “manipulation” in the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau probe of the June 12 Air India Boeing 787 (AI171) crash that killed 260, after the captain’s father complained investigators implied his son cut fuel to the engines. The minister urged the public to await the final report.
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The minister’s statement responds directly to public and family concerns after the AAIB recovered and decoded the black boxes and released CVR transcripts that focus attention on cockpit switch actions.
The denial matters for regulatory credibility and future safety fixes: the FAA has ruled out a broader mechanical fuel-control unit defect while AAIB preliminary findings and industry groups have highlighted fuel-switch behavior and drawn pushback from pilot unions and critics (see criticism of the AAIB’s early report: https://hype.aero/?story=65f76f10-e59c-46b1-8bc7-e0eee904c6e6).
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• Abhijith Ganapavaram
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