The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) wrote to union civil aviation minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu seeking representation in an independent committee which is expected to be constituted to review the draft final investigation report on the Air India AI-171 crash.
The Air India flight, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, crashed in Ahmedabad moments after take off on June 12, 2025, killing 260 people.
Wreckage of the crashed Air India plane AI-171 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The pilots' body requested that if an independent mechanism is being created to review the final draft probe report in the Ahmedabad plane crash, FIP should be “formally nominated and represented".
The draft final investigation report is being prepared by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) after over an year of investigation into the crash.
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) wrote to union civil aviation minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu seeking representation in an independent committee which is expected to be constituted to review the draft final investigation report on the Air India AI-171 crash. The Air India flight, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, crashed in Ahmedabad moments after take off on June 12, 2025, killing 260 people. Wreckage of the crashed Air India plane AI-171 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (PTI/File)
In a letter dated September 25, the pilots' body said, “FIP has now reliably learnt that the government/ministry has directed or is considering requiring the draft final investigation report (which is currently being prepared) to undergo examination by an independent committee before it is circulated/finalised."
The pilots' body requested that if an independent mechanism is being created to review the final draft probe report in the Ahmedabad plane crash, FIP should be “formally nominated and represented".
The draft final investigation report is being prepared by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) after over an year of investigation into the crash.
