‘Black Box Data Under Scrutiny’: Civil Aviation Minister Updates on Air India Crash Probe

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:17am on 14 Jun 2025,Saturday India

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, in his first post-crash briefing on June 14, confirmed the recovery and ongoing decoding of the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from Air India Flight AI 171—crashed near Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 241 onboard and over 30 ground victims . He announced the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and DGCA are collaborating with international agencies (NTSB, Boeing, GE) in a three-month probe, while urgent safety checks on all 34 Boeing 787s in India have begun . DNA testing for victim identification is underway, and the high-level committee aims to issue findings and prevention guidelines swiftly. (PC: PTI)

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