Air India tragedy: Boeing, US Federal Aviation Administration officials arrive to assist with investigations

AHMEDABAD: A team of officials from Boeing, as well as the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), arrived in Ahmedabad to assist Indian authorities in probing the recent aircraft crash, sources confirmed.

Several other international aviation bodies are also in contact with Indian investigators.The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) launched a formal probe the same day as the crash, dispatching a five-member GO Team led by the director general. The team was later reinforced with forensic and medical experts. Senior officials from the Union ministry of civil aviation, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the Airports Authority of India, and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) reached the site immediately to oversee rescue operations and provide assistance.The AAIB probe is being supported by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and other central authorities. Recovery teams are working to piece together the chain of events that led to the fatal accident.A key breakthrough in the investigation came on June 13 around 5pm, with the recovery of one of the aircraft’s two black boxes. Decoding the flight recorder is expected to yield crucial clues about the final moments before the crash.