Air India crash authorities give first major update on recovery of black box data
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Air India disaster major update after black box data successfully downloaded
- Indian authorities have successfully recovered and begun analysing data from the black boxes of the Air India flight that crashed near Ahmedabad on June 12.
- The crash, which killed all but one of the 242 people on board and at least 19 on the ground, was the world's deadliest aviation disaster in a decade.
- The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is conducting the analysis of both the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder in India, confirming they were not sent abroad.
- A decision on whether to send the black boxes overseas for further decoding will be made only after the AAIB completes its full assessment.
- Following the incident, India's aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), initiated a special audit, citing recurring aircraft defects and inadequate maintenance practices at major airports.