Overview

• Preliminary findings indicate the emergency power generator on Flight AI171 engaged before impact, suggesting both engines may have failed shortly after takeoff.
• The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, severely damaged by fire, have been shipped to Washington for detailed analysis by the U.S. NTSB.
• Air India has canceled over 80 services and reduced its international schedule to free up aircraft for enhanced inspections of its Boeing 787 and 777 fleets.
• India’s civil aviation regulator is leading the investigation with support from the U.K. AAIB, the U.S. NTSB and Boeing engineers in Ahmedabad.
• Victim identification teams have processed more than 200 DNA samples and continue efforts to identify all 241 crash victims while providing support to their families.