Indian aviation investigators are set to meet their U.S. counterparts next week to go over data from the tragic Air India crash in June that killed 260 people, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing a person familiar with the meeting.
The Indian investigators plan to share their findings, including any information recovered from the ill-fated Boeing (BA) 787 Dreamliner’s voice and flight data recorders, Bloomberg said, citing the person.
India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has been leading the probe into the crash, and representatives from the agency will meet with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Washington, D.C., Bloomberg said. Representatives from other parties to the investigation, including Boeing (BA), will also be present.
The NTSB and Boeing (BA) did not immediately respond to Seeking Alpha’s requests for comment. The AAIB and Air India did not immediately respond to Seeking Alpha’s requests outside working hours.
On June 12, Air India Flight 171 crashed 32 seconds after taking off from the airport in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. A preliminary report released by the AAIB in July found two fuel control switches on the 787 Dreamliner were moved to a cutoff position after the aircraft lifted off, starving the engines of fuel, and it was too late to save the flight by the time the move was reversed 10 seconds later.
In September, Reuters reported that relatives of four victims from the crash had filed a lawsuit in Delaware, alleging faulty fuel switches made by Boeing (BA) and Honeywell (HON) contributed to the accident.