Apparent gaps in AAIB’s preliminary report means that while a key factor in the disaster—cutting of the fuel supply—has been confirmed, not much else has. FAA’s insistence that the accident does not change its evaluation of the fuel switch problems counters the only switch-related technical issue discussed in the report.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson urges staff not to jump to “premature conclusions” after preliminary findings shift the focus to possible pilot error

IFALPA cautions against speculation from the AAIB Preliminary Report on Air India flight 171 crash, emphasising its early-stage nature, while the IPG has criticised the conjecture and sensationalism.

Gatwick flights, shifting them to Heathrow and adjusting several international routes from August 1 amid safety reviews following the AI171 crash.

The memo, seen by Reuters, comes after a preliminary report on Saturday showed confusion in the cockpit shortly before the Air India jetliner crashed and killed 260 people last month, after the plane's engine fuel cutoff switches flipped almost simultaneously and starved the engines of fuel.

An investigation suggests a chip malfunction caused the AI171 crash in Gujarat, killing 260. Although human error isn't ruled out, a technical glitch may have stopped fuel supply, leading to the crash.

Air India has announced a phased resumption of its international flight schedule following the “Safety Pause” imposed after the tragic crash of flight AI171 on June 12. The carrier said precautionary measures—undertaken to allow additional safety checks on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet and to manage extended flight times due to airspace restrictions over Pakistan and the Middle East—will be scaled back from August.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday hailed the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for conducting a "transparent and professional" investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash.