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"This is not the time to create public anxiety or angst towards the safety of the Indian aviation industry, particularly based on unfounded facts"-AAIB DG Yugandhar

India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) which left many questions answered in its preliminary report on the unfortunate June-12 Air India 171 crash on Thursday was compelled to issue a scathing, unambiguous statement slamming the US media reports for it "selective and unverified reporting" blaming the senior captain.

The constant media reports in the west pointing fingers at Captain Sumeet Sabharwal on basis of some information from US ...