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,

Fuel control switches for the engines of an Air India flight that crashed last month were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before impact, starving both engines of fuel, a preliminary investigation report said early Saturday.

Authorities released a preliminary report on the Air India crash, following an investigation. The London-bound flight from Ahmedabad crashed minutes into the June 12 flight. Only one passenger of the 242 passengers and flight crew survived.