President Captain CS Randhawa condemned a media report alleging that the captain of the Air India AI171 flight that crashed in Ahmedabad had deliberately cut off fuel to the engines. Randhawa called the Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) claims 'baseless' and said that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) preliminary report makes no such mention.

A cockpit recording suggests the captain may have shut off fuel switches before Air India Flight AI171 crashed, killing 260 people.

AAIB chief criticises foreign media for speculative reports on AI171 crash, urges public to await final findings as probe continues with international protocols

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India's aviation community is raising serious concerns over the preliminary report on the Air India AI171 crash, which killed 240 people. Two leading pilot associations — the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) — have slammed the report for lack of transparency,

A veteran pilot and aviation consultant has suggested that investigators should also focus on a possible fault in flight AI171's stabilizer, which he believes could have created conditions for the plane's crash,

Air India Tuesday said it is gradually bringing back parts of its international schedule that it had cut after the AI 171 crash.

Gatwick flights, shifting them to Heathrow and adjusting several international routes from August 1 amid safety reviews following the AI171 crash.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson urges staff not to jump to “premature conclusions” after preliminary findings shift the focus to possible pilot error