Sandhu, who was also a designated examiner for the Boeing 787-8 fleet at Air India, had taken delivery of the now-crashed 787-8 plane -- VT-ANB -- in 2013.

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu told Rajya Sabha that the AAIB is unbiased in investigating the Air India plane crash and urged restraint until the final report is released.

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has successfully decoded all data from the black box of the plane that crashed in Ahmedabad, according to Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu.

NEW DELHI: Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu backed the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) report and probe into the crash of Air India 171, terming the body “unbiased”, even as several lawmakers questioned him on the accident and on air safety.

Aviation Minister urges media to wait for AAIB’s final report and avoid premature claims on the Air India 171 crash.

Leaks in western media regarding Air India flight AI 171 crash prompt caution from aviation authorities and pilot bodies.

Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu on Monday asserted that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is conducting an “unbiased” and “rule-based” investigation into the 12 June crash of Air India flight AI 171 in Ahmedabad,

Naidu also said that in a first of its kind instance, the AAIB has been successful in decoding data from black boxes of the crashed Air India plane in India itself.