(Reuters) -The United States National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said on Friday that recent media reports on the crash of an Air India Boeing Dreamliner that killed 260 people were premature and speculative.

As investigators probe possible pilot error in the Ahmedabad plane tragedy, aviation leaders push for in-cockpit video recorders

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) had requested the global media to ‘respect sensitivity’ of the family members of the persons who died in the Air India plane crash

The AAIB stated that the Air India crash investigation is ongoing and it's premature to draw conclusions, including pilot error. They criticized selective media reporting, emphasizing the need for the public and media to await the final report with root causes and recommendations.

India's aircraft accident investigation agency has stressed that it is premature to conclude what caused the Air India Boeing crash that resulted in 260 fatalities. While a report hints at possible pilot error,

Indian aviation expert dismissed claims made in the Wall Street Journal report on the Air India Al171 crash regarding the chances of the flight commander switching off the fuel controls while the official preliminary report by the Indian aircraft accident body only contains a short pilot denial and lacks the full cockpit voice recorder transcript.

Aviation expert Ehsan Khalid stated on Saturday that the preliminary findings of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) indicate that the Air India crash in Ahmedabad occurred due to a loss of power in both engines.