FIP president Captain CS Randhawa accused the two foreign media outlets of not basing their reports on factual content while highlighting the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) preliminary report on Air India-171 plane crash.

The preliminary report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the May 8 Uttarkashi helicopter crash highlights that the accident was caused by the helicopter's main rotor striking an overhead fibre optic cable during an emergency landing.

The US federal agency, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), responsible for the investigation of aviation accidents and significant transportation events in the country, on Friday (local time) issued a strong rebuke of recent media coverage made over the preliminary investigative report on the aftermath of the ill-fated Air India 171 crash that claimed 260 lives in Gujarat's Ahmedabad last

The ministry’s team has completed its initial on-site investigation, collecting perishable evidence and key components for further analysis at its headquarters. Flight operator records have also been seized and are currently being examined.

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has issued a preliminary report regarding a trainer aircraft crash in Mehsana, Gujarat. Investigators have collected crucial evidence from the crash site and moved the wreckage for further analysis.

The deadly Air India crash last month has renewed a decades-old debate in the aviation industry over installing video cameras monitoring airline pilot actions to complement the cockpit voice and flight data recorders already used by accident investigators.

A new report suggests the co-pilot officer on the doomed Air India flight thought the captain may have turned off the plane’s fuel switches shortly before the fatal crash.