Air India crashed black box being examined in India, no plans to send it abroad: Govt

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Tuesday confirmed that the black box recovered from the Air India aircraft that crashed in Ahmedabad earlier this month is currently under examination by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). He categorically dismissed all speculation suggesting that the crucial data recorder would be sent abroad for analysis, stating that the investigation remains firmly within Indian jurisdiction.

The tragic incident occurred on June 12, when the London-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed just moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. The aircraft collided with a hostel complex, resulting in the tragic loss of 270 lives — including 241 passengers and crew on board. Miraculously, one passenger survived the



crash.

Asked about some media reports suggesting the black box would be sent abroad for a probe into the incident, Naidu said, "It is all speculation...The black box is very much in India and it it currently being investigated by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)." To a query on when the black box data is expected to be retrieved, the minister said it is a very technical matter. "Let the AAIB conduct the probe and go through the entire process," he added.

Naidu was speaking here on the sidelines of the Helicopters & Small Aircraft Summit 2025, organised by FICCI jointly with the Ministry of Civil Aviation. A high-level panel has been set up to investigate the causes of the Ahmedabad plane crash and the investigation is progressing smoothly, the government said after the incident.