Take the hint, Air India and Boeing are not off the hook for AI171 crash yet

Though the AAIB’s preliminary report has evoked speculation about pilot error as the cause of the 12 June tragedy, there is enough to conclude that the two largest stakeholders haven’t exactly got a clean chit.

13 July, 202510 min
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