Following the release of the AAIB's preliminary report on the Air India 171 crash, pilot associations ALPA and ICPA have voiced strong objections. ALPA criticizes the report's procedural flaws and perceived bias towards pilot error,

Preliminary findings into last month’s Air India plane crash suggest the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, causing a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff.

India’s initial findings into the crash of an Air India aircraft last month raise more questions, according to the airline’s Chief Executive Officer, who defended the fitness of the cockpit crew and the company’s track record of inspecting its fleet.