Tragedy in the Skies: Air India Flight AI-171 Crash in Ahmedabad Sparks National Mourning and Global Investigation
Formal Investigation by AAIB Initiated In the aftermath of the devastating crash of Air India Flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, which claimed the lives of 241 people onboard, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has launched a full-scale investigation. Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu confirmed that this inquiry will follow international protocols as laid down by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The AAIB, functioning under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, is India's primary agency for probing civil aviation accidents. In addition to the investigation, a high-level committee of multidisciplinary experts is being constituted to examine the causes of the accident and recommend safety reforms to prevent such tragedies in the future. US-Based NTSB to Assist Probe In an extraordinary step of international cooperation, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the United States is preparing to send a team of exper...