Transparent, professional: Aviation Minister

 

 

 

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday hailed the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for conducting a “transparent and professional” investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash. Speaking to ANI, the Union Minister said the preliminary report released by AAIB on Friday is under review by the Civil Aviation Ministry, adding that further comments will be made only after the final report is released. “I like to appreciate the job done by the AIBB; very commendable job.

 

It was a very challenging and tough task infact for the first time safely securing the blackbox and trying to decode the data and everything done in India itself in the lab in Delhi AIBB is the first of its kind, so I like to appreciate all the efforts they have put in to do a very transparent and very mature professional way the investigation has been done and also all the international protocols have been followed,” Naidu said. “This is a preliminary report; at the Ministry, we are analysing it... We are coordinating with AIBB for any support they need,” he said.