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Air India Crash Probe Gains Momentum With Second Black Box Found

Teams from India, the UK and the US are analyzing recovered flight data during inspections of Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Une queue du Boeing 787 Dreamliner d'Air India qui s'est écrasé sur un bâtiment à Ahmedabad, en Inde, le 12 juin 2025.
L'épave du Boeing 787-8 d'Air India est photographiée dans une zone résidentielle près de l'aéroport d'Ahmedabad le 14 juin 2025, après que l'avion s'est écrasé, le 12 juin 2025.
Des membres de la communauté chrétienne participent à une cérémonie de prière aux chandelles.

Overview

  • The cockpit voice recorder was recovered on June 15, completing the retrieval of both black boxes that will inform the probe into the June 12 crash.
  • India’s Accident Investigation Bureau, Britain’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch and the US National Transportation Safety Board have dispatched experts to Ahmedabad to examine wreckage and flight recorders.
  • Civil aviation authorities have ordered inspections of all 34 Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, with renewed scrutiny following emergency landings on a similar American Airlines 787 earlier this year.
  • Forty-seven victims have been identified through DNA testing, but many families are still awaiting the return of remains and have criticized Air India for poor communication and support.
  • Boeing’s stock fell over 5% in New York trading and CEO Kelly Ortberg withdrew from the upcoming Paris Air Show to focus on the investigation.