Half-baked effort

The AAIB report on the AI171 crash is amateurish in its approach as it raises more questions than answers

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HILE PRELIMINARY CRASH reports are not meant to assign responsibility, they are expected to detail the methodology of investigation and highlight questions that demand urgent technical attention. Ironically, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) preliminary report on the tragic Air India AI171 Dreamliner crash fails on both counts. Instead of instilling confidence in the integrity and direction of the inquiry, it muddies the waters further by raising more questions than answers. The report presents the bare minimum, like a dry sequence of pre-flight activities, engine data, and a brief mention of what occurred during those fatal 30 seconds after take-off. But critical gaps remain unaddressed, and the framing leans heavily toward pilot error, without any supporting analysis or explanation. This is neither transparent nor fair.