Black box analysis begins in AI crash probe

Indian authorities flew the black boxes from Ahmedabad to the national capital early this week

- AP [e-mail] NEW DELHI

Investigators have begun analysing data extracted from the black boxes of the ill-fated Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed about two weeks ago, killing at least 270 people, India's civil aviation ministry said on Thursday.

The data is crucial as it will help shed light on the cause of the country's worst aviation disaster in recent memory.

A team led by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, or AAIB, has started looking at the data with support from the US National Transport Safety Board, the ministry said in a statement.