MUMBAI
\nIndia\u2019s aviation accident probe agency is facing renewed criticism from pilot groups ahead of the anniversary of the 2025 Air India Boeing-787 crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 260 people. Families of the victims had expected a final report by Friday to explain the cause of the disaster \u2014 exactly a year after the Boeing 787-8 crashed in a fireball shortly after takeoff and smashed into a medical college.
\nBut with investigations continuing, local media suggest India\u2019s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will only issue an interim report \u2014 frustrating those awaiting clear answers about why their relatives died. \u201cI don\u2019t have much trust,\u201d said Charanvir Randhawa, president of the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), which has more than 5,000 members.
\nHis organisation has criticised the composition of the initial investigation team, and its decision to question the family of one of the deceased pilots. On Friday, relatives of the victims will meet in Ahmedabad at a conference organised by lawyers, along with aviation and air safety experts, to \u201cdiscuss the path toward answers and safer skies\u201d.
\nIt also plans to hold a candlelight vigil in memory of those who died \u2014 241 of the 242 people on board, and 19 on the ground. Among the dead were 200 Indians, 52 British citizens, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian. Ramesh, who told the Press Association news agency that he continued to \u201clive with the significant psychological scars\u201d following the crash, in which his brother died, and \u201cthe constant unanswered questions\u201d about why it took place. \u201cThose questions are not just on my mind \u2014 they are on the minds of every affected family,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cNothing will ever change what happened, but families deserve clarity. As required by international law, the AAIB published a preliminary report on July 12, 2025, a month after the disaster. That 15-page document said the fuel supply to the jet\u2019s engines was cut off moments before impact, raising questions about possible pilot error.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MUMBAI India\u2019s aviation accident probe agency is facing renewed criticism from pilot groups ahead of the anniversary of the 2025 Air India Boeing-787 crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 260 people. Families of the victims had expected a final report by Friday to explain the cause of the disaster \u2014 exactly a year after the Boeing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":550809,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-550801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n