Ahmedabad/London, April 11 (IANS) Families of British nationals, who died in the last year’s Air India Flight-171 crash, approached the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch, which has told them it does not have the authority to carry out a technical review of the incident as relatives continue to seek answers. In a letter dated April 9 accessed by IANS, the AAIB said its role in the Indian-led inquiry is limited despite the deaths of UK citizens.The response came after nearly 10 families appr…
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New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Saturday submitted its preliminary report into the plane crash near Baramati in which Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others died on January 28 this year.“The document has been prepared based on the preliminary factual information and evidences collected during the initial stages of investigation. The information is preliminary and subject to change. Hence, unless and otherwise specified, no con…
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) legislator Rohit Pawar on Wednesday demanded the immediate removal of Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu and top DGCA officials until the completion of the inquiry into the death of former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash in Maharashtra’s Baramati last month.Addressing a press conference, the NCP (SP) legislator alleged a “nexus” between the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Directorate…