Father of Sumeet Sabharwal, the pilot who died when an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft crashed during take-off from the Ahmedabad airport, offers prayers as he stands next to the body of his son in Mumbai on June 17, 2025. File
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The father of the late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was commanding the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12, has moved the Supreme Court, along with the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), seeking a judicially monitored probe into the accident. The petition also seeks the closure of the ongoing investigation being conducted by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).The plea alleges that the preliminary report prepared by the AAIB is “biased and incomplete,” as it attributes the cause of the accident to pilot error while disregarding critical technical and systemic factors that require independent examination. It further alleges that the composition of the probe team, comprising officers from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and other State aviation authorities, raises serious concerns, as their procedures, oversight, and potential lapses are themselves under scrutiny. Published - October 16, 2025 05:14 pm IST
