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Yahoo
12-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
'Was this avoidable?': Families of Air India crash victims seek answers
For days, Imtiyaz Ali had been anxiously awaiting the findings of a preliminary report into last month's Air India crash that killed his brother, sister-in-law, and their two young children. When the report was finally released early on Saturday in India, he read it carefully - only to be disappointed by what he said "reads like a product description". "Other than the pilots' final conversation, there's nothing in it that really points to what caused the crash." He hopes more details will be made public in the months to come. "This matters to us," Ali said. "We want to know exactly what happened. It won't change anything for us now, we continue grieving - just as we have since that day. But at least we'll have some answers." The London-bound Air India flight 171 crashed into a suburban neighbourhood in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad shortly after take-off on 12 June, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 others on the ground. A preliminary investigative report released on Saturday in India said fuel to the engines of the plane cut off just seconds after take-off. The circumstances around how or why that happened remain unclear. The report said that in recovered cockpit voice recordings, one of the pilots can be heard asking "why did you cut off?" - to which the other pilot replied he "did not do so". A final report into the crash is expected in 12 months. Follow live coverage Shweta Parihar, 41, also wants answers. Her husband, Abhinav Parishar, 43, was on his way back to London. He was meant to fly later in the month but decided to come home early and ended up on the ill-fated flight. She laments that no investigation will ever bring her husband back. "For those of us that have lost loved ones, we've lost them, they are not coming back," she said. "What will they do in the investigation, tell us how it happened? The life of how many people, 250 passengers, what will they say, sorry? Everything is done, everything is finished." Parihar becomes emotional when she talks about the impact of the loss on her 11-year-old son Vihaan. "He misses his dad badly," she said tearfully. Vihaan tells her that he won't fly Air India ever again. Badasab Syed, 59, lost his brother, sister-in-law, and their two children in the crash. He was hoping for answers from the preliminary report, but after watching the news, said he was left with more questions. "The report mentions the pilots discussing who turned off fuel and a possible issue with the fuel control switch. We don't know, what does that mean? Was this avoidable?" Badasab Syed says his younger brother, Inayat Syed, 49 was the heart of the family. Losing him, his wife and children, has shattered the entire family. The grief has been especially difficult on his 83-year-old mother, Bibi Sab. "Losing her son and grandchildren has made her weak. I think she is not able to even tell us how she feels," he said. Who are the victims of the Air India plane crash? Why cockpit audio deepens the mystery of Air India crash What we know so far about Air India crash investigation
BBC News
12-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
'Was this avoidable?': Families of Air India crash victims seek answers after report
For days, Imtiyaz Ali had been anxiously awaiting the findings of a preliminary report into last month's Air India crash that killed his brother, sister-in-law, and their two young the report was finally released early on Saturday in India, he read it carefully - only to be disappointed by what he said "reads like a product description"."Other than the pilots' final conversation, there's nothing in it that really points to what caused the crash."He hopes more details will be made public in the months to come."This matters to us," Ali said. "We want to know exactly what happened. It won't change anything for us now, we continue grieving - just as we have since that day. But at least we'll have some answers." The London-bound Air India flight 171 crashed into a suburban neighbourhood in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad shortly after take-off on 12 June, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 others on the ground.A preliminary investigative report released on Saturday in India said fuel to the engines of the plane cut off just seconds after take-off. The circumstances around how or why that happened remain report said that in recovered cockpit voice recordings, one of the pilots can be heard asking "why did you cut off?" - to which the other pilot replied he "did not do so".A final report into the crash is expected in 12 months. Follow live coverage Shweta Parihar, 41, also wants answers. Her husband, Abhinav Parishar, 43, was on his way back to London. He was meant to fly later in the month but decided to come home early and ended up on the ill-fated laments that no investigation will ever bring her husband back."For those of us that have lost loved ones, we've lost them, they are not coming back," she said."What will they do in the investigation, tell us how it happened? The life of how many people, 250 passengers, what will they say, sorry? Everything is done, everything is finished."Parihar becomes emotional when she talks about the impact of the loss on her 11-year-old son Vihaan."He misses his dad badly," she said tearfully. Vihaan tells her that he won't fly Air India ever again. Badasab Syed, 59, lost his brother, sister-in-law, and their two children in the was hoping for answers from the preliminary report, but after watching the news, said he was left with more questions."The report mentions the pilots discussing who turned off fuel and a possible issue with the fuel control switch. We don't know, what does that mean? Was this avoidable?" Badasab Syed says his younger brother, Inayat Syed, 49 was the heart of the family. Losing him, his wife and children, has shattered the entire family. The grief has been especially difficult on his 83-year-old mother, Bibi Sab."Losing her son and grandchildren has made her weak. I think she is not able to even tell us how she feels," he said.
Daily Tribune
27-06-2025
- Daily Tribune
India recovers data from black boxes after deadly crash
Indian investigators have successfully retrieved data from the black boxes of a Boeing plane, after it crashed in one of the deadliest air disasters in decades, the government said yesterday. All but one of the 242 people on board the Air India flight were killed on June 12 when the jet crashed in the western city of Ahmedabad, where at least 19 others were left dead. Two weeks after the disaster, the civil aviation ministry said investigators have started 'the data extraction process' from the plane's cockpit voice and flight data recorders. 'The analysis... is underway. These efforts aim to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety and prevent future occurrences,' a ministry statement said. The two black boxes were found within days of the crash, but were only flown to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau in New Delhi on Tuesday. One of the victims' relatives said they were waiting for answers. 'For now, all we know is the plane took off and then fell. How? Why? Nobody knows. And we want to know. We deserve to know,' said Imtiyaz Ali, whose brother was on the plane with his wife and two children. 'I refuse to believe that our aviation sector is this bad that we still don't have even a slight indication about what went wrong,' he told AFP on Wednesday. Air India said last week that the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was 'well-maintained' and that the pilots were accomplished flyers.
Observer
26-06-2025
- Observer
India recovers data from black boxes after deadly crash
Indian investigators have successfully retrieved data from the black boxes of a Boeing plane, after it crashed in one of the deadliest air disasters in decades, the government said on Thursday. All but one of the 242 people on board the Air India flight were killed on June 12 when the jet crashed in the western city of Ahmedabad, where at least 19 others were left dead. Two weeks after the disaster, the civil aviation ministry said investigators have started "the data extraction process" from the plane's cockpit voice and flight data recorders. "The analysis... is underway. These efforts aim to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety and prevent future occurrences," a ministry statement said. The two black boxes were found within days of the crash, but were only flown to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau in New Delhi on Tuesday. One of the victims' relatives said they were waiting for answers. "For now, all we know is the plane took off and then fell. How? Why? Nobody knows. And we want to know. We deserve to know," said Imtiyaz Ali, whose brother was on the plane with his wife and two children. "I refuse to believe that our aviation sector is this bad that we still don't have even a slight indication about what went wrong," he said on Wednesday. Air India said last week that the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was "well-maintained" and that the pilots were accomplished flyers. Investigators have recovered more than 100 mobile phones with the aim of retrieving any recordings that "may provide clues about the final moments of the flight", Ahmedabad police commissioner GS Malik said last week. The plane was being reconstructed at an undisclosed location "to detect any signs of mechanical failure, structural faults, or explosions", he told journalists. Forensic scientists have meanwhile been analysing hundreds of DNA samples in order to identify the victims. Despite the jet bursting into a fireball when it smashed down moments after takeoff, a forensic dentist said the team has been able to find matches through teeth. "A protected molar tooth can withstand a temperature of over 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit," or 980 degrees Celsius, Jayasankar P Pillai said. The painstaking forensic process has enabled the majority of victims to be identified. "So far 260 deaths have been confirmed through DNA and police identification," Gujarat health minister Rushikesh Patel said. One victim remains unidentified, a member of the forensic team said as they were not authorised to speak to the media. A police source said two days after the disaster that 279 bodies had been recovered from the crash site. The plane slammed into accommodation for medics, killing four doctors and injuring at least 24 as it hit the canteen. Smit Patel, a medical intern, joined a gathering this week to open a makeshift kitchen. "For us, reopening the mess is symbolic... despite everything, we are moving forward," he said. - AFP
The Star
26-06-2025
- General
- The Star
India recovers data from black boxes after deadly crash
Wreckage shows the tail section of the Air India Boeing 787-8 in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 14, 2025, after the aircraft operating as flight 171 crashed shortly after taking off on June 12. - Photo: AFP AHMEDABAD, (India): Indian investigators have successfully retrieved data from the black boxes of a Boeing plane, after it crashed in one of the deadliest air disasters in decades, the government said Thursday (June 26). All but one of the 242 people on board the Air India flight were killed on June 12 when the jet crashed in the western city of Ahmedabad, where at least 19 others were left dead. Two weeks after the disaster, the civil aviation ministry said investigators have started "the data extraction process" from the plane's cockpit voice and flight data recorders. "The analysis... is underway. These efforts aim to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety and prevent future occurrences," a ministry statement said. The two black boxes were found within days of the crash, but were only flown to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau in New Delhi on Tuesday. One of the victims' relatives said they were waiting for answers. "For now, all we know is the plane took off and then fell. How? Why? Nobody knows. And we want to know. We deserve to know," said Imtiyaz Ali, whose brother was on the plane with his wife and two children. "I refuse to believe that our aviation sector is this bad that we still don't have even a slight indication about what went wrong," he told AFP on Wednesday. Air India said last week that the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was "well-maintained" and that the pilots were accomplished flyers. Investigators have recovered more than 100 mobile phones with the aim of retrieving any recordings that "may provide clues about the final moments of the flight", Ahmedabad police commissioner GS Malik said last week. The plane was being reconstructed at an undisclosed location "to detect any signs of mechanical failure, structural faults, or explosions", he told journalists. - 'We are moving forward' - Forensic scientists have meanwhile been analysing hundreds of DNA samples in order to identify the victims. Despite the jet bursting into a fireball when it smashed down moments after takeoff, a forensic dentist told AFP the team has been able to find matches through teeth. "A protected molar tooth can withstand a temperature of over 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit," or 980 degrees Celsius, Jayasankar P Pillai said. The painstaking forensic process has enabled the majority of victims to be identified. "So far 260 deaths have been confirmed through DNA and police identification," Gujarat health minister Rushikesh Patel said. One victim remains unidentified, a member of the forensic team told AFP on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to the media. A police source told AFP two days after the disaster that 279 bodies had been recovered from the crash site. The plane slammed into accommodation for medics, killing four doctors and injuring at least 24 as it hit the canteen. Smit Patel, a medical intern, joined a gathering this week to open a makeshift kitchen. "For us, reopening the mess is symbolic... despite everything, we are moving forward," he said. - AFP
