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Mains issueGS-2Editorials11 June 2026

The forgotten copilot of Air India flight 171

Source: thehindu.comOriginal report

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The article criticizes the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for lack of transparency and delayed release of the final report on the Air India flight AI 171 crash, a year after the incident. It highlights discrepancies between the preliminary report and media narratives, suggesting deliberate human intervention based on flight recorder data, and questions the government's motives for withholding information and protecting officials, drawing parallels with international investigations that established 'Deliberate Human Intervention' in past crashes.

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The article criticizes the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for lack of transparency and delayed release of the final report on the Air India flight AI 171 crash, a year after the incident. It highlights discrepancies between the preliminary report and media narratives, suggesting deliberate human intervention based on flight recorder data, and questions the government's motives for withholding information and protecting officials, drawing parallels with international investigations that established 'Deliberate Human Intervention' in past crashes.

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