AI171 Crash: New Simulator Data, Timelines in AAIB Report Point to Systems Failure, Not Pilot Error
June 21, 2026 10:57Rachel Chitra India’s deadliest aviation disaster, Air India flight 171 that killed 260 people, likely suffered a systems‑driven failure, as per new simulator data and the India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB’s) own timings. Fresh 787 Level‑D simulator tests commissioned by the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), which represents 6,000 pilots, show that the aircraft’s […]









