Air India 171 crash, pilot's union slams secrecy in probe

The Airline Pilots’ Association of India (ALPA) on Saturday raised concerns over the preliminary findings by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for blaming pilots of the ill-fated plane for the crash.

ALPA India President Captain Sam Thomas urged the government to include them in the ongoing probe into the Air India AI-171 crash, to maintain transparency in the



investigation.

On June 12, Air India flight AI 171 — a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner — went down shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad, killing 260 people, including 241 on board the aircraft, and 19 on the ground.

“We feel that the investigation is being driven in a direction presuming the guilt of pilots and we strongly object to this line of thought,” Captain Thomas said in a statement.