Indian Pilots’ Federation Sends Legal Notice to WSJ, Reuters
(MENAFN) The Federation of Indian Pilots has issued a legal notice to The Wall Street Journal and Reuters regarding their reporting on last month’s tragic Air India accident, according to the group’s leader, Captain MR Wadia, who spoke to a news agency.
He described the articles as “irresponsible” and claimed they harmed the pilots’ reputations by implying that the crew was at fault.
The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, destined for the UK, crashed into a residential neighborhood in Ahmedabad soon after taking off on June 12.
The disaster resulted in the deaths of 241 out of 242 people onboard, as well as 19 individuals on the ground.
An initial investigation by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) revealed that the cockpit fuel switches had been turned off seconds after liftoff, causing both engines to fail.
However, the motive behind the fuel switches being disengaged remains unknown.
The pilot association criticized Western media, especially The Wall Street Journal and Reuters, accusing them of distorting the investigation’s results and attributing blame to the flight crew.
“Right from day one… there were Western media people in captain’s uniforms saying, ‘we know exactly what happened’, ‘we know exactly that the pilot made a mistake’,” Wadia told the news agency on Saturday.
He also mentioned there were numerous “insinuations” implying pilot error from these outlets.
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