Overview

• AAIB laboratories in New Delhi commenced extraction of cockpit voice and flight data recorder information on June 24–25 after an eight- to eleven-day delay in transferring the devices
• India declined an offer from the ICAO to include a United Nations investigator as an observer in the crash inquiry
• The probe is led by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau under the Civil Aviation Ministry, prompting Western fears of political influence over its independence
• Air India SATS Services dismissed four managers following a viral video showing employees celebrating in an office party days after the June 12 crash
• Officials warn that formal analysis of the extracted data could take weeks even as demands grow for greater transparency and adherence to international standards