India, June 26 -- The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has begun analyzing the black box data recovered from the crash site of Air India Flight AI171, which crashed moments after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, the government said on Thursday.

As part of a formal investigation launched in line with international protocols, both the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) were recovered from the Ahmedabad crash site-one from a rooftop on June 13 and the other from the debris on June 16-and were flown to Delhi.

The AAIB, which is the designated authority for such investigations, is currently conducting the investigation into the crash, the government assured.

On Thursday, the government stated that...