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Air India Flight 171 crash probe: AAIB misses one-year deadline for cause explanation

India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has missed the preferred one-year deadline to explain the cause of the fatal Air India Flight 171 crash. The delay extends uncertainty around the findings’ timeline, following earlier expectations of delayed reporting tied to technical work.

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Air India Flight 171 crash probe: AAIB misses one-year deadline for cause explanation India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has missed the preferred one-year deadline to explain the cause of the fatal Air India Flight 171 crash. The delay extends uncertainty around the findings’ timeline, following earlier expectations of delayed reporting tied to technical work.

2026-06-14T10:41:23.013442-07:00

Air India Flight 171 crash probe: AAIB misses one-year deadline for cause explanation

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Air India 787 crash probe: one-year update delayed amid pending U.S. engine analysis, with cockpit data indicating possible fuel India’s investigators are expected to miss the one-year anniversary deadline for a final explanation of the June 2025 Air India Boeing 787 crash near takeoff, citing ongoing engine analysis work in the U.S. A cockpit recording has supported a view that the captain cut fuel flow to the engines, while a one-year update provided no new details.

2026-06-12T06:56:59.797065-07:00

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Air India Express indefinitely shelves Noida (Jewar) launch and withdraws from Hindon as Delhi remains its NCR base Air India Express has indefinitely postponed plans to start flying out of Noida International Airport and has withdrawn operations from Hindon Airport, leaving Delhi as its sole National Capital Region base, according to Indian media reports. The decision follows parallel coverage of wider turmoil affecting Air India operations.

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Air India 171 crash investigation report delayed past one-year mark as Boeing 787 engine analysis remains unfinished Indian investigators are expected to miss the one-year anniversary deadline for explaining the cause of the Air India 171 Boeing 787 crash shortly after takeoff. The delay is tied to pending engine examination work in the United States, with the final and/or interim AAIB report still under preparation.

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Storm at Delhi IGI damages three Air India aircraft parked in T2 hangar/stands Sudden winds and a rainstorm at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) damaged three Air India aircraft on Sunday. Reports say ground support equipment was pushed into parked jets, compounding disruption risk after a prior IndiGo flight was delayed following a bird strike.

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Mumbai International to take ownership of former Air India site Ch-aviation reports that Mumbai International will assume ownership of the former Air India site, marking a transition of control away from the carrier’s legacy real-estate holding. The move follows the ongoing process around Air India’s former south Mumbai HQ and assets.

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Mumbai International to take ownership of former Air India site

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Air India Flight 171 crash probe: AAIB misses one-year deadline for cause explanation

Air India 787 crash probe: one-year update delayed amid pending U.S. engine analysis, with cockpit data indicating possible fuel

Air India 171 crash investigation report delayed past one-year mark as Boeing 787 engine analysis remains unfinished

Air India explores deferring hundreds of Airbus and Boeing deliveries as Tata pushes turnaround and record losses

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