India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will miss the one-year deadline for its final report on the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad, with the investigation still waiting on engine analysis in the United States and other technical work. The probe has not yet closed the central question from the preliminary findings: why both fuel control switches moved from RUN to CUTOFF moments after takeoff, cutting fuel to the engines.
The aircraft, Air India flight AI-171, crashed shortly after departure from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on 12 June 2025, killing 260 people. The bureau is now expected to issue a status update, then publish the final report within about three months.
For operators and manufacturers, the delay keeps cockpit action, recorder evidence, and engine teardown work under scrutiny.