New Delhi, July 28 -- The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that its investigation into the June 12, 2025 Air India Flight AI-171 crash near Ahmedabad, which claimed 260 lives, is not an "in-house" exercise confined to officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), but is being conducted in accordance with international aviation protocols with the participation of accredited representatives and experts from other countries.

The submission was made before a Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant during the hearing of petitions filed by the Federation of Indian Pilots and the father of deceased pilot Captain Sumit Sabharwal, seeking a court-monitored probe into the c...