Air India Flight 171: The Association of Indian Pilot Air Air Pilots welcomed the Office for Investigation of Air accidents (AAIB) to call on a “transparent” probe of fatal accidents after the Bureau recently called on “selective and unverified” American media reports.
The Indian pilot body welcomed the latest AAIB statement on Friday and said on Friday that it “acknowledges and appreciates the recent public statements issued” and thanked the organization for “the much needed appeal for the media and the public to refrain from speculating, premature conclusions or unverifies.”
On Thursday, July 17th, AAIB was discouraged by the Wall Street Journal report on a dialogue recording between the two Air India Flight 171 pilot and called it a “selective and unverified” report.
The Investigation Office also asked for global media to “respect the sensitivity” of family members of the persons who died in the accident of the aircraft of the aviation India.
What did the American media report?
In the middle of the ongoing probe into the death of the Deadly Air India in Ahmedabad, which killed 241 people on board, WSJ revealed the last exchange between two pilots – the Sumaet Sabharwal and the first officer Clive Kunder – showed a possible pilot error as a key factor in the tragedy.
The report also quotes some people familiar with the American probe.
However, AAIB, who responded to the report, said he was “irresponsible” and that it was too early to draw any conclusions.
The investigative body further urged the global media to “delay the spread of premature stories”.
What body of Indian pilots did it say?
Indian Pilots Alpa Alpa supported the call of the Office for Investigation of Aviation accidents and stated that it has always “claimed that such tragedies must be investigated with maximum care, transparency and impartiality”.
“Since the incident, we have written several letters and formal communication of both AAIB and the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoMa), asking for at least as observers to be included in the investigation process to ensure that the prospects of frontline experts are considered and that this process maintains public trust.
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