Overview

• The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has taken action against three senior Air India officials for serious and repeated safety violations.
• Both flight data and cockpit voice recorders were recovered on June 15, and investigators expect preliminary findings in four weeks.
• Air India has reduced international wide-body flights by 15% through mid-July and adjusted schedules to allow for fleet safety inspections.
• YouTuber Gaurav Taneja’s June 21 simulation suggests that overloading and pilot distraction during gear retraction may have contributed to the crash.
• The crash has renewed scrutiny over pilot training standards and prompted the DGCA to mandate comprehensive inspections of Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet.