Air India's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed soon after the take-off on Thursday afternoon. The flight with 242 people on board had only one survivor. Taking a note of this mishap, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Saturday told the media said that the Centre will set up a high-level panel for probing the Ahmedabad Plane Crash. (Pics/PTI)
Updated On: 2025-06-14 09:19 PM IST
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The black box of the flight was recovered from the site on Friday evening
"Decoding the black box will give an in-depth insight into what happened moments before the plane crash," said Naidu
The minister said the country has very strict aviation safety standards and robust protocols, and all the necessary steps will be taken to further improve safety
Civil Aviation Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha said the investigation into the Air India plane crash is going on smoothly
Naidu, who was accompanied by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol, said that a high-level multi-disciplinary panel, chaired by the home secretary, will hold a meeting on Monday, and the committee is expected to submit its probe report in three months