AI-171

Aerial photo of Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash site at Muan Airport showing burned wreckage, emergency vehicles, and impact into concrete embankment.

“Blame on Dead Birds and Dead Pilots”: Families Slam Jeju Air Crash Report Over Pilot Error Claims

SEOUL, July 21 — The interim findings into the Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash have triggered a wave of outrage from victims’ families, who accuse South Korean investigators of placing disproportionate blame on “dead birds and dead pilots” while sidestepping broader

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A closed door labeled "Crash Report" symbolizing AAIB's lack of transparency and communication in the AI171 crash investigation, with a blurred airplane in the background and the quote “When there’s a vacuum of information, speculation fills it.”

Opinion: When There’s a Vacuum of Information, Speculation Fills It — Spotlight on AAIB’s Lack of Transparency

India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is investigating the country’s deadliest aviation disaster in recent history: the crash of Air India’s AI171 (VT-ANB). But aside from a preliminary report and a guarded public appeal, the bureau has communicated little else

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Illustration of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner overlaid with a financial line chart showing stock dip and recovery

Boeing Stock Movement After the Air India AI171 Crash: From Market Jitters to a 52-Week High

Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) stock dipped following the crash of Air India Flight AI171, but recovered steadily in the weeks that followed. Shares climbed toward 52-week highs after a preliminary investigation report recommended no action for 787-8 operators or the manufacturer.

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UK CAA Clarifies May 2025 Boeing Fuel Valve Safety Notice Was an Administrative Update, Not a New Warning

An administrative update to a 2015 safety notice issued by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has been misconstrued as a fresh safety directive in recent media reports in India, prompting the CAA to issue a clarification. The resurfaced notice,

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Thrust lever quadrant and fuel control switches from AI171 preliminary report

Air India AI171 Crash Preliminary Report: Engines Shut Down Seconds After Takeoff as Fuel Control Switches Moved to Cutoff

The preliminary report into the crash of Air India Flight AI171 on 12 June 2025 reveals a shocking and unexplained in-flight emergency: both engines shut down seconds after takeoff when the fuel control switches moved from RUN to CUTOFF positions,

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