Overview

• The AAIB has added Boeing 787 type-rated pilots, engineers, aviation medicine specialists, human factor analysts and flight recorder experts to deepen the AI-171 investigation.
• July’s preliminary AAIB report presented factual data without assigning any causal conclusions regarding the June 12 crash.
• Both the AAIB and the US NTSB have publicly urged against prematurely attributing blame to the senior pilot.
• A DGCA audit uncovered 51 safety lapses at Air India, requiring seven critical breaches to be resolved by July 30 and 44 additional issues by August 23 under threat of enforcement.
• Interim safety directives for Boeing 787 operators and GE GEnx-1B engine manufacturers are under consideration by regulators.