Overview
- Indian investigators plan to visit NTSB headquarters in Washington next week to share and review cockpit voice and flight data from the June Air India crash, according to people familiar with the plans.
- Boeing and other parties to the probe are expected to attend, while the NTSB said it has no information to provide and Boeing referred questions to India’s AAIB.
- A preliminary AAIB report found the fuel‑control switches were turned off shortly after takeoff and noted CVR audio of a junior co‑pilot questioning the captain, who denied moving the switches.
- Testing at the U.S. lab will analyze ambient sounds on the CVR against flight‑data traces to determine whether the switches were physically moved and to assess the condition of the recovered switch hardware.
- AAIB remains the lead investigator into the crash that killed 241 people, with a final report expected before June 2026 as pilots’ unions push back on suggestions of pilot‑caused error.