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Air India Crash: AAIB Appoints Former Pilot RS Sandhu As Domain Expert In Probe
Sandhu, who was also a designated examiner for the Boeing 787-8 fleet at Air India, had taken delivery of the now-crashed 787-8 plane -- VT-ANB -- in 2013.
Air India crash: AAIB probe ‘totally unbiased’, Aviation minister tells Rajya Sabha, ‘want to stand with truth…’
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu told Rajya Sabha that the AAIB is unbiased in investigating the Air India plane crash and urged restraint until the final report is released.
'Trust AAIB, Not Foreign Reports': Aviation Minister On Air India Crash Report
Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has expressed confidence in the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) probe into the Air India crash, dismissing foreign reports as speculative. The minister emphasised the importance of waiting for the AAIB's final report,
AAIB ropes in veteran pilot Captain RS Sandhu in Air India crash probe
Capt. Sandhu, ex-B787 examiner, joins crash probe panel after experts stressed the need for a technical expert in the investigation team.
Air India crash probe: ‘AAIB totally unbiased…want to stand with truth,’ says Civil Aviation Minister Naidu in Rajya Sabha
Naidu also said that in a first of its kind instance, the AAIB has been successful in decoding data from black boxes of the crashed Air India plane in India itself.
NTSB Chair Says Media Reports on Air India Crash Are Speculative, Premature
The United States National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said on Friday that recent media reports on the crash of an Air India Boeing Dreamliner that killed 260 people were premature and speculative.
'I believe in AAIB…': Aviation Min Ram Mohan Naidu slams western media reports over Air India crash
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said, "AAIB has made an appeal to all, especially Western media houses, which may have a vested interest in the kind of articles they are trying to publish.
Centre slams Western media for 'vested' coverage of Air India crash, lauds probe
Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said it was a huge success as AAIB decoded the damaged black box in India, unlike earlier cases when it was sent abroad.

AAIB AI 171 crash probe totally unbiased: Naidu

Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu addressed the Rajya Sabha about the Air India plane crash investigation. He stated that the ...

‘Unbiased’: Aviation minister backs AAIB’s probe into AI-171 crash

The civil aviation minister said that definitive answers can only be available after the AAIB final report is ready.

Air India crash probe: AAIB ropes in veteran pilot Captain RS Sandhu as domain expert in investigation

AAIB had apparently approached Sandhu to be a domain expert in the ongoing probe, and he agreed to the proposal, the sources ...
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AAIB decodes Black Box data from AI 171 crash, probe will be transparent and rule-based: Aviation Minister

Speaking during the monsoon session in the Parliament, Naidu assured the public and the House of a thorough and impartial ...
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AAIB totally unbiased, conducting rule-based probe into AI plane crash: Naidu

Naidu said this was the first time India decided to decode black boxes within the country and “we have done it successfully” ...

Uttarkashi chopper crash: Rotor blade struck overhead cable during emergency landing, says AAIB report

The Bell 407 helicopter, bearing registration VT-OXF and operated by Aerotrans Services Pvt. Ltd., was on a chartered flight ...

Air India crash probe: From black box retrieval to AAIB’s preliminary report — a timeline of key events

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) took on the investigation a day after the Boeing aircraft crash on June 12.