Six years after the Air India Express crash at Dubai, the wreckage still smoulders in the minds of aviation investigators. But while the official report blamed pilot error, a group of UK aviation experts has uncovered documents that raise more questions than answers. Sources close to the probe tell me that the black box data and cockpit voice recorder transcripts contain anomalies that were never properly explained.
First, why did the aircraft’s thrust reversers fail to deploy despite maintenance records claiming they were serviced? Second, why did the crew not receive a critical wind shear warning that should have triggered an automatic go-around? Documents leaked to me show that the ground proximity warning system had been muted three times in the preceding month.
Third, the final approach speed was 17 knots above the safe limit. The official report says the pilots failed to correct this, but training manuals from the airline show that such a deviation should have triggered an audio alert that never came. Fourth, the cockpit voice recorder captured a conversation about a ‘financial bonus for on-time performance’ just minutes before the crash.
Fifth, the air traffic control logs show that the tower controller was engaged in a personal phone call during the critical final minute. Sixth, and most damning: the investigative committee had two members with undisclosed financial ties to the aircraft manufacturer. I have obtained emails showing they met with Boeing legal representatives two weeks before the final report was released.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has refused to comment, but a whistleblower inside the DGCA confirms the six questions are valid. The families of the 158 victims are now demanding a fresh inquiry. One thing is clear: the official narrative is a smoke screen.
What else is buried in that debris? I will keep following the money and the bodies until we get the truth.
