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NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Calls Media Reports On Air India Dreamliner Crash Premature - Boeing (NYSE:BA)
AHMEDABAD, INDIA, JUL 19 – The Federation of Indian Pilots, representing over 5,000 aviators, demands apologies and retractions from WSJ and Reuters for speculative reports on the Air India Flight 171 crash.
- On Friday, the Federation of Indian Pilots sent legal notices to Reuters and The Wall Street Journal, citing baseless and prejudicial reporting on the Ahmedabad crash.
- Last week, India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau released a preliminary report, which the Federation of Indian Pilots highlighted as misuse of unverified claims.
- The AAIB’s preliminary findings revealed that fuel control switches moved to 'Cutoff' moments before impact, with NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy cautioning 'premature and speculative' media reports.
- The pilots' body also sought formal apologies, citing unnecessary distress to families and pilot morale, and requested clarification on the lack of definitive findings.
- The dispute underscores tensions, with AAIB’s public appeal and ALPA-I warning that media speculation could undermine aviation safety and public trust.
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Why did Pilot Federation send notice to WSJ and Reuters regarding Air India Plane Crash?
Pilots' body sends legal notice to Reuters, WSJ over 'defamatory' coverage on Air India crash, demands apology
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Friday sent legal notice to western media outlets, The Wall Street Journal and Reuters, demanding public apologies and retractions for what it describes as "baseless" and "defamatory" reports on the crash of Air India Flight AI-171, according to news agency ANI. A preliminary report released by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the June 12 crash revealed that both fuel control swi…
Pilot Federation sends legal notice to Reuters, WSJ, seeks apology over Air India plane crash report
FIP president Captain CS Randhawa accused the two foreign media outlets of not basing their reports on factual content while highlighting the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) preliminary report on Air India-171 plane crash.
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