Air India crash report to be ready by October: AAIB

Air India crash report to be ready by October: AAIB 

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has informed the Supreme Court that a draft report on the Air India AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad will be ready by October 2026.

The June 12, 2025, accident killed 260 people, including passengers and crew members.

While informing the court, the AAIB said it cannot share cockpit voice recordings or sensitive investigation materials with any external body or the public due to an "absolute statutory prohibition."

Involvement of international representatives in investigation

The AAIB said the investigation is not just a domestic matter but an internationally governed inquiry under the Chicago Convention and Annex 13 of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

"Article 26 obligates the State in which the accident occurs to institute an inquiry into the circumstances of the accident."

"Thus, the inquiry is not confined to an internal municipal exercise but assumes the character of an internationally structured, treaty-governed investigation," the AAIB said.