Following the Air India AI171 crash that killed 241, MoCA denied sending black boxes abroad prematurely, awaiting AAIB's technical assessment.
Amid public concern and media speculation over the Air India AI171 crash near Ahmedabad that killed 241 people, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Thursday denied reports that the aircraft’s black boxes were being sent abroad for analysis, assuring that the decision would be based solely on technical assessments.
In a statement, the ministry said, “It has been reported in certain media outlets that the CVR/DFDR from the ill-fated AI171 flight is being sent abroad for retrieval and analysis. The decision regarding the location for decoding the flight recorders will be taken by the AAIB after due assessment of all technical, safety, and security considerations.”
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