New Delhi, July 9 -- Senior officials of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) told a parliamentary panel on Wednesday that the preliminary report on the plane crash in Ahmedabad is likely to be placed in the public domain in the next few days, sources said.

Parliament's Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture met here on Wednesday with members making queries and seeking clarifications on the issue of safety and aircraft maintenance.

The members, sources said, talked about the vast expansion of air sector in India, the projected growth and the need to expand the maintenance facilities.

Several members mentioned the aircraft crash in Ahmedabad on June 12 last month in which over 250 people were killed.

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