New Delhi, June 19 -- The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday refuted reports that the black boxes from the Air India plane that crashed are being sent abroad. "It has been reported in certain media outlets that the CVR/DFDR from the ill-fated AI171 flight is being sent abroad for retrieval and analysis. The decision regarding the location for decoding the flight recorders will be taken by the AAIB after due assessment", MoCA said.

The investigation into the tragic crash of Air India Flight AI171 near Ahmedabad is underway, with the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) leading the formal inquiry.

A multi-disciplinary AAIB team commenced the investigation on 12 June 2025, supported by experts from the US National Transportati...