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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.

From airspace closures to fuel shocks, external factors expose deeper vulnerabilities at the Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines carrier.
Nearly four years after the unsavoury incident that created a national furore, the alleged offender’s life has come undone. He has been defeated by a system that does not deem him worthy of transparency or a chance at finding closure.
Investors have backed the founder’s move to ease out the airline’s CEO and take charge in the interim. But they should be worried about the airline’s dependence on him.