Overview

• The AAIB laboratory in Delhi is extracting and analyzing data from the flight’s cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder with technical support from the US NTSB.
• India has formally granted an ICAO expert observer status in the AAIB investigation to reinforce transparency and adherence to international protocols under Annex 13.
• Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol confirmed the probe is exploring every possibility, including the unprecedented inquiry into potential sabotage.
• The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport has summoned Civil Aviation Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha for an overall aviation safety review on July 8.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs has extended X-category CRPF security cover to AAIB Director General G.V.G. Yugandhar following an intelligence threat assessment.