India Air crash report doubts

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2025-07-16

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(Photo by Raju Shinde/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Download a free worksheet! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ The story On the 12 June, Air India flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London crashed less than a minute after take-off, killing 241 people on board and 19 on the ground. The preliminary report, published by India's Air Accident Investigation Bureau, has caused controversy. It has been criticised by aviation experts and the Indian commercial pilots association.  The investigators have been accused of not giving enough details, which may lead people to an incorrect conclusion. News headlines As theories swirl about Air India crash, key details remain unknown BBC News Air India crash: What AAIB report confirms, what it rules out, what still remains unanswered Times of India Was the Air India crash caused by pilot error or technical fault? None of the theories holds up – yet The Conversation Key words and phrases swirl different ideas exist and are being discussed still remains unanswered hasn't yet been explained hold up prove to be right or correct when examined Next  Learn more English vocabulary from the news with our Learning English from the News archive. And for more news in English, watch episodes of News Review here. Learn more phrasal verbs here. Learn idiomatic expressions here.
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  • On the 12th of June,

  • Air India Flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London crashed less than a minute after take-off,

  • killing 241 people on board and 19 on the ground.

  • The first report, known as a preliminary report,

  • published by India's Air Accident Investigation Bureau, has caused controversy.

  • It has been criticised by aviation experts and the Indian Commercial Pilots Association.

  • The Chief Executive of Air India also warned against making conclusions too early.

  • There have been questions about information that has not yet been provided.

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