The directive follows preliminary findings from the Air India Boeing 787 crash investigation, which revealed that the fuel control switches had moved to the cutoff position just before impact, shutting off fuel supply to both engines.

Fact-Check: A viral post has claimed that it notes AAIB's report on the Air India aeroplane crash in June. However, PIB denied it. Additionally, the AAIB released its actual report on 12 July.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has raised serious concerns over the handling of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report on the Air India flight AI171 crash, demanding a formal probe into how details were leaked to international media outlets before being released in India.

After the AAIB’s preliminary report on the Air India crash in Ahmedabad, a victim’s son raised concerns over possible lapses in preventive checks that led to the deadly engine shutdown.