The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Thursday dismissed as “incorrect and speculative” reports claiming that the investigation into the Air India Flight AI-171 crash has been finalised.
Wreckage of the crashed Air India plane is being picked up by a crane in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (PTI)The central agency said the investigation into the Air India crash is still ongoing and no final conclusions have been reached.
The AAIB’s response, under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, comes a day after the Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, denied any technical fault with the plane’s fuel switches. A “deliberate act” is suggested Behind Air India Flight 171’s fuel switch off.
Italian reports, citing sources in Western aviation companies, said the investigation into the crash was nearing completion and that the plane crashed after a pilot turned off two fuel switches.
The AAIB has clarified that the claim that the accident investigation has been finalized is incorrect and speculative. “Investigations are still ongoing. No final conclusions have been reached,” it added.
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Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, crashed near Ahmedabad Airport on June 12, 2025, shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people – 241 of the 242 on board – when the plane crashed into a medical student hostel 32 seconds after losing thrust from two engines.
“The final investigation report, containing conclusions and safety recommendations, will be released once the investigation is completed in accordance with established international norms,” the investigation agency said, referring to its preliminary report on the accident.
In its initial 15-page report, published a month after the crash, the AAIB detailed the final moments of the crash without providing a reason for the simultaneous twin-engine failure.
The report states that the fuel cutoff switches have been removed From ‘Run’ position to ‘Cutoff’ position Almost simultaneously, within a second of each other. In the cockpit voice recording, one pilot is heard asking the other, “Why did you cut off?”, according to the report. Another pilot replied, “I didn’t.”
But the mystery remains as to why both engines run out of fuel at the same time.
