India, Feb. 12 -- The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Thursday dismissed as "incorrect and speculative" reports claiming that the investigation into the Air India Flight AI-171 crash has been finalised.

The central agency said that the investigation into the Air India crash is still in progress and no final conclusions have been reached.

The response from AAIB, which is under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, comes a day after Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, denied any technical fault in the aircraft's fuel switches and suggested an "intentional act" behind turning off the fuel switches of the Air India Flight 171.

The Italian report, citing sources in western aviation agencies, said that the probe into the crash...