Ahmedabad: The investigation into the Air India Boeing 787 aircraft crash that occurred in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, has taken a dramatic new turn. A recently submitted whistleblower report in the United States has categorically dismissed the initial claims that held pilot Captain Sumeet Sabharwal responsible for the tragic accident. Earlier reports had alleged that the pilot had inadvertently switched off the fuel control switches, leading to the crash. However, the U.S.-based Foundation for Aviation Safety (FAS) has presented evidence before the U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, asserting that the true cause of the accident lay in long-standing and serious technical defects in the aircraft itself.
