India to send black box of crashed Air India plane to US, ET reports
Indian authorities are investigating the crash of an Air India Boeing Dreamliner, which last week killed 241 people on board and at least 30 on-ground. PHOTO: REUTERS
India to send black box of crashed Air India plane to US, ET reports
NEW DELHI - India will send the black box recovered from the recent fatally crashed Air India plane to the US for analysis, local newspaper Economic Times reported on June 19, citing people aware of the development.
'The recorder sustained heavy external damage from post-crash fire making it impossible to extract data in India,' the ET report said.
Indian authorities are investigating the crash of an Air India Boeing Dreamliner, which last week killed 241 people on board and at least 30 on-ground, marking the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade.
India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. Air India declined comment. REUTERS
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