Air India Crash Probe Challenged as Pilot's Father Petitions Supreme Court

The father of the deceased pilot-in-command of the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad in June has petitioned the Supreme Court, seeking a court-monitored judicial inquiry. The plea, also supported by the Federation of Indian Pilots, alleges the official probe by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is biased and technically unsound. It claims the preliminary report unfairly blamed the pilots while overlooking potential technical, software, or design failures in the Boeing aircraft, and calls for an independent committee to ensure a fair investigation.