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AI 171 crash: Aviation minister rebuts foreign media claims

IndiaTimes Sunday, 20 July 2025 ()
Union Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has called on western media outlets to refrain from speculation regarding the Air India AI 171 crash, praising the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for successfully decoding the black box data within India. He highlighted this as a significant achievement, as previously such data retrieval required sending the devices abroad.
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