US based Aviation Safety foundation alleges 'lack of transparency' in Air India AI-171 crash probe

The US-based Foundation for Aviation Safety (FAS) has written to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), alleging a lack of transparency in the ongoing investigation into the Air India AI-171 crash, accusing the agency of failing to acknowledge critical documents submitted to it regarding the aircraft involved in the accident on June 12, 2025. In a letter dated August 27, 2026, addressed to AAIB Director General G. V. G. Yugandhar, FAS Executive Director Ed Pierson said the organisati...