FILE PHOTO: Wreckage of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane sits on the open ground, outside Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, where it took off and crashed nearby shortly afterwards, in Ahmedabad, India July 12, 2025. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo

The investigation report says Air India did not carry out those inspections - prompting speculation that the accident could have been caused by faulty switches being flipped by accident. However, in an internal note seen by the BBC, the FAA has since reiterated its belief that the issue did not compromise safety.

Campbell Wilson told staff in a memo that the pilots had passed a mandatory preflight breathalyzer test.

Highlighting its track record, AAIB noted that since its formation in 2012, it has successfully investigated 92 accidents and 111 serious incidents. The ongoing probe into the crash of Air India’s Boeing 787-8 aircraft,

Officials said that both pilots had successfully passed the Class I medical examination within the past two years, a test that assesses their mental and physical fitness.

Captain Randhawa dismissed the claims as baseless and vowed to take action against the publication, saying the preliminary report on the Air India plane crash makes no mention of the pilots turning of

THE deadly Air India crash may have been the result of a human act inside the cockpit, a top aviation expert has warned. Captain Steve Scheibner suggested there was a “human hand”