‘Investigation fundamentally compromised’: Pilots’ body seeks judicial probe into Air India crash

The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Monday wrote to the Ministry of Civil Aviation demanding the constitution of a Court of Inquiry (Judicial Probe) into the investigation of the fatal crash of Air India Flight AI 171 on June 12, 2025.

In a formal letter dated September 22, addressed to the Civil Aviation Minister, the FIP said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) had “fundamentally and irrevocably compromised the integrity, impartiality, and legality of the ongoing investigation.”