As Air India Flight 171 nears its one-year mark, Boeing awaits the final probe report

Boeing is approaching the nearly one-year anniversary of the fatal Air India Flight AI171 crash near Ahmedabad, India, on June 12, 2025. The timing has again brought attention to when the investigation’s final findings will be made public, with a Yahoo Finance report indicating the full report is expected soon.

India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has already published an initial account of what investigators learned in the early stages. The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (UK AAIB) said a preliminary report was issued by India’s AAIB after the crash, and that the UK authority was reviewing it in detail as information was still being processed by the lead investigator.

The preliminary report, as described in international coverage of the AAIB findings, said the aircraft’s engine fuel cutoff switches were moved to the “cut-off” position shortly after takeoff. Accounts of the report also described cockpit-recording evidence that one pilot questioned the other about switching the fuel controls off, and that while the switches were later returned, the engines did not recover in time to prevent the aircraft from losing altitude and crashing.

Boeing’s public position after the accident was consistent with international investigation norms. In a statement issued the day of the crash, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg offered condolences, said a Boeing team was ready to support the investigation led by India’s AAIB, and said Boeing would defer to the AAIB to provide information under ICAO’s Annex 13 protocol.

As the anniversary approaches, the most consequential update for markets is that India’s AAIB has not yet issued final conclusions. In a Feb. 12, 2026 clarification, India’s Press Information Bureau said AAIB rejected claims that the investigation had been finalized, stating that the investigation remained ongoing and that no final conclusions had been reached.

Under ICAO Annex 13, the state conducting an accident investigation is expected to publish a preliminary report within 30 days and to make a final report publicly available “as soon as possible,” ideally within 12 months of the event, assuming the investigation is completed. That framework helps explain why the nearly one-year mark is drawing renewed scrutiny, even though investigators continue to work.

What remains uncertain is exactly what conclusions the final report will draw and whether it will prompt specific safety directives or design or operational changes. The preliminary reporting that has circulated so far did not, in coverage of the AAIB findings, settle the cause behind the switch actions or allocate responsibility, and the AAIB’s latest public guidance emphasized that final conclusions are still pending.