The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has voiced “serious” concerns regarding the preliminary findings and public discussion surrounding the Air India flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad. The FIP expressed dissatisfaction with the exclusion of pilot representatives from the investigation, objecting to the interpretation and public presentation of the preliminary report. FIP stated that the report, released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), lacked comprehensive data and appeared to selectively use paraphrased cockpit voice recordings to suggest pilot error and question the crew’s competence. The federation urged stakeholders to avoid disseminating partial narratives and making unfounded assumptions, emphasizing the need for a thorough, transparent, and data-driven investigation. The AAIB’s preliminary report indicated that both engines were moved to “cutoff,” resulting in fuel supply cut off. The report included a cockpit voice recording where a pilot questioned the other about the cutoff, which the other denied. The crash of the Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 in Ahmedabad resulted in 260 fatalities.
