India, July 20 -- Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Sunday said the government will wait for the final report on the Air India crash in Ahmedabad before making any conclusions.

He urged western media to avoid speculation and lauded the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for successfully decoding the black box data in India.

"AAIB has made an appeal to all, especially Western media houses, which may have a vested interest in the kind of articles they are trying to publish. I believe in AAIB. I believe in the work that they are doing. They have done a wonderful job in decoding the whole black box and getting the data out in India itself," Kinjarapu said.

He called it a major achievement, pointing out that ea...