The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has achieved a significant milestone. For the first time, it has utilised its own laboratory in Delhi to decode the black box—more accurately, the orange flight data recorder—of a major air crash. The tragic crash of Air India Flight AI-171 near Ahmedabad on June 12, which claimed 260 lives, has placed India’s air accident investigative capabilities in global focus. Yet, the findings raise more questions than they answer. The Boeing Dreamliner, arriving from New Delhi, was en route to London’s Gatwick when it crashed just 96 seconds after take-off. The preliminary report suggests the catastrophe occurred due to the locking of the fuel control switch, which prevented fuel........

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