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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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Image from the NTSB investigation of the Jan. 5 accident involving Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on a Boeing 737-9 MAX.

NTSB Final Report on Alaska Airlines Door Plug Blowout: Blames Boeing, FAA Oversight Failures

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 11, 2025 — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded its investigation into the dramatic in-flight separation of a mid-exit door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9, citing critical lapses by Boeing and the Federal

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NTSB faults Boeing after investigating Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 door plug blowout; image shows missing plug area inside aircraft

NTSB Faults Boeing for Alaska Airlines Door Plug Blowout: Cites Lapses in Training and Oversight

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2025 – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that Boeing’s “failure to provide adequate training, guidance and oversight” was the probable cause of a mid-exit door (MED) plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737‑9

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