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UK aviation authorities review Air India plane crash report as families seek answers
UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch announced that it is investigating the preliminary Air India plane crash report released by its Indian counterpart. British AAIB is part of the investigatory process since it involves the death of 52 British nationals on board. read more The United Kingdom's Air Accidents Investigation Branch on Saturday announced that it is in the process of reviewing the preliminary report released by its Indian counterpart on the London-bound Air India plane crash. The report released by the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Saturday is based on the initial findings of their probe into the crash that took place in Ahmedabad, killing all but one of the 242 passengers and crew. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD It is pertinent to note that the British AAIB is part of the investigatory process since it involves the death of 52 British nationals on board. 'The UK AAIB welcomes the publication of this preliminary report, which is a summary of factual information uncovered so far by the AAIB India investigation,' UK AAIB said in a 'The UK AAIB are in the process of reviewing this preliminary report in detail and remains in communication with AAIB India. The UK AAIB has 'expert' status in the Indian safety investigation. By international protocols, release of information on the investigation rests solely with the Indian authorities,' it furthered. The UK watches the investigation closely The 15-page preliminary investigation report into the devastating crash revealed that the fuel-control switches of the two engines moved from the "run" to the "cutoff" position within the space of one second. This led to the immediate loss of altitude, eventually leading to the crash. In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots was heard asking the other why he had cut off the fuel. The other said that he didn't. Meanwhile, the UK-based families who have lost their loved ones in the June 12 crash have called for a mechanism of expert representation in the investigatory process. Keystone Law, which is currently advising over 20 of these families in the case welcomed the report stating that it defined the 'area of investigation,' around the fuel control switches. 'The families now understand there is a more defined area of investigation, but one of their bigger concerns is that they are excluded from this safety investigation,' said James Healy-Pratt, Aviation Partner at Keystone. 'Ideally, there should be some mechanism for which there can be expert representation for those families that can feed into the combined safety work that's going on. And don't forget, it's an international product. It's not only the Indian AAIB, the British AAIB has been helping, as have the Americans. So ideally, the families should have some form of input into that,' he said. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD It is pertinent to note that the Indian AAIB report is a preliminary one and it would take months for the final report to come out. The investigation in the case is still ongoing. With inputs from the PTI.
Hindustan Times
10 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Chandigarh: It's Indian attire for GMCH graduates on convocation
The Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) is set to hold its 11th convocation on August 8. Following other premiere institutes of the city, this year GMCH has opted for an Indian traditional attire for its students. The chief guest and guests of honour will be adorned with a navy blue colour velvet stole with a GMCH logo on it. (HT File) During the college council meeting, it has been decided that men graduates will wear cream/off white colour kurta pajama and women graduates will wear saree/suit of the same colour with a suitable footwear along with a stole to signify their academic achievement. The decision is in alignment with a United Grants Commission (UGC) circular that has advised educational institutes to consider using ceremonial robes made out of handloom fabrics for special occasions such as convocation, etc. In the UGC circular, it was mentioned that apparel made from handloom fabrics is more comfortable in the Indian climate. Most of the educational institutes have welcomed the decision to leave the british style black robe and cap and opt for saree, kurta pajama, Nehru jacket, etc. as their special occasions dress code dress code. The MBBS students from batch 2017 and 2018, MD/MS/DM students of batch 2021, M Phil clinical psychology and psychiatric social work of batch 2021, BSc nursing and B Optom of batch 2019 and BSc MLT/X-Ray/anaesthesia/radiodiagnosis of batch 2020 will be awarded degree in the convocation. The male faculty will be wearing cream/off white colour shirt and black colour trouser while female faculty will wear saree/suit of off white/beige colour. The chief guest and guests of honour will be adorned with a navy blue colour velvet stole with a GMCH logo on it. The other dignitaries on dice will have maroon colour velvet stole with a GMCH logo. The faculty will be provided with maroon colour silk stole with GMCH logo. Director, GMCH, Dr Ashok Kumar Atri said, 'The dress code has been decided in alignment with Indian tradition.' In Chandigarh, Punjab Engineering College (PEC) was the first institute to opt for a traditional dress code for its convocation in 2022. The decision was later followed by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in October 2024 and later by Panjab University (PU) in February 2025. The central government has laid their focus on discarding British style black robe and cap as to get away with the colonial mindset and to replace it with a traditional dress code.
Hindustan Times
10 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
‘What good is this': Kin of Air India crash victims struggle to find meaning in AAIB report
One month after losing his daughter, son-in-law and three grandchildren in the Air India crash, Anil Vyas struggled to find meaning in the preliminary investigation report that detailed fuel switches and flight recorder data but stopped short, as preliminary investigations customarily do, from offering a conclusive explanation for why 260 people died. Relatives mourning by the coffins of victims, who were killed in the Air India flight AI171 crash. (Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP File) "What good is this report to us now? It won't bring back my daughter, her husband, or their children," said Vyas over the loss of Dr Komi Vyas, her husband Dr Prateek Joshi and their three children aged 5, 5 and 8. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's 15-page preliminary report, released on Saturday, provided precise technical details about Flight 171's final moments after it took off from Ahmedabad on June 12, but it did not provide the closure the families of the dead were seeking. The preliminary report has not satisfied Imtiaz Ali, who lost his younger brother Javed Ali Syed along with his wife and two children, aged 6 and 4, in the crash. "A lot of questions still remain in our minds," he said, declining to assign blame. 'The report hasn't given us a satisfactory conclusion to the cause yet. This was just preliminary, it had a fair bit of details and information, but the cause, the real reason why the plane went down, is not clear.' Ali questioned the circumstances surrounding the fuel switch movements while defending the flight crew. 'I do not want to blame the pilots; they were not drunk, and they were seasoned experienced pilots. I also find it hard to believe the pilot would lie at that last moment at the brink of death that he did not turn off the fuel switch. The question then is that how did the switch go off.' "There is a big difference between the possibility that one of the pilots turned the switch off and that one of them actually did it; I want to reserve my judgment till it is conclusive," he said. The Syed family were British citizens who had come to Mumbai to visit family and celebrate Eid. On their way back home, they took a detour to Ahmedabad for a direct flight to London, but never made their destination. Aakash Patel, 33, whose wife Jayshree died in the crash just months after their January wedding, said he had not yet read the report. The couple had been separated while awaiting visa processing for Jayshree to join him in London. "I spoke to her at 1.33 pm, right after she boarded. Moments later, my relatives called with the devastating news of the crash," Patel said. To be sure, preliminary reports often are a reflection of the data and information that investigators are working with and rarely make conclusive statements about the triggers for a disaster. The report cites cockpit voice recordings capturing one pilot asking the other why he had cut off fuel, with the colleague denying he had done this. It did not identify which pilot made the statement or offer a transcript of the audio. Legal representatives for victims' families raised concerns about potential aircraft system failures based on the preliminary findings. Stewarts, a London law firm representing families of more than 20 passengers, said the report suggested pilots were unaware that fuel had been cut off. "Our reading of the preliminary report is that the pilots were not aware that the fuel had been cut off, indicating that neither pilot had purposefully flipped the cut-off switches," the firm said. 'The factual information raises a troubling spectre that this accident may have been caused by uncommanded fuel cut off, suggesting a possible failure in the Boeing systems.' Stewarts has partnered with US aviation law firms to pursue potential claims against American defendants, including Boeing. Ali urged authorities to continue investigating thoroughly. "The government, Air India and other authorities should look into it more, so the families of the victims can get a sense of closure. I want to believe the answer is out there; however long it will take to find, I will wait."
