NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the agency will continue to support the AAIB probe into the Air India plane crash.

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.

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy's comments came amid an ongoing row over The Wall Street Journal's unverified and selective reporting regarding a pilot’s alleged role in the Air India Flight 171 crash that killed 260 people.

The AAIB stated that the Air India crash investigation is ongoing and it's premature to draw conclusions, including pilot error. They criticized selective media reporting, emphasizing the need for the public and media to await the final report with root causes and recommendations.

Calling recent media reports on Air India Ahmedabad crash "premature and speculative," the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has urged the media and public to wait for the final report from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB),

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