In a formal statement issued on July 17, AAIB emphasised that the preliminary report only outlines "what" happened, not why, and urged the media and public to avoid speculative or selective interpretations.

The Airline Pilots' Association - India (ALPA-I) supports the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) call to avoid speculation regarding the Air India VT-ANB accident in Ahmedabad. ALPA-I emphasizes transparent and impartial investigations and requests inclusion in the process to ensure professional perspectives are considered,

India's aircraft accident investigation body said on Thursday it was too early to reach any "definite conclusions" on what led to the deadly Air India Boeing plane crash last month that killed 260 people.