New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has challenged the official narrative related to the tragic crash of Air India Flight AI 171, just seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad airport on June 12, 2025, claiming that new simulator data points to a massive systemic electrical failure that caused the Boeing plane crash rather than pilot suicide.Addressing a press conference, FIP President Captain C.S. Randhawa claimed that investigators ignored crucial technical evidence an…
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Ahmedabad/New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Sunday asked Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) to conduct a comprehensive new series of Boeing 787 simulator tests and re-examine evidence relating to the deployment of the aircraft’s Ram Air Turbine (RAT) in the crash of Air India Flight AI-171, arguing that simulator results do not support key timings contained in the bureau’s preliminary report.In a letter to the Director General of the AAIB, FIP presiden…
Vadodara, June 11 (IANS) Ahead of the one year anniversary of the Air India plane crash, victim Mahesh Kalawadia’s wife Hetal Prajapati urged the Union government to release the aircraft’s black box data and also ensure that the family gets the required information related to the incident from the airplane’s manufacturer ‘Boeing’.The Air India Flight AI-171 disaster occurred on June 12 last year when the London Gatwick-bound aircraft crashed into a medical hostel complex in Ahmedabad’s Meghanina…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT leader Priyanka Chaturvedi urged Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu to expedite the investigation into the Air India Flight AI-171 crash and make the final report public at the earliest, as families of victims continue to seek closure nearly a year after the tragedy.In her letter to the minister, Chaturvedi highlighted the continued anguish of bereaved families and stressed the need for transparency in the investigation process as the first a…