Ahmedabad: Several top international aviation agencies, along with representatives from aircraft manufacturer Boeing, have arrived in Ahmedabad to assist India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) in its probe into last week’s tragic Air India Boeing 787 crash, which claimed the lives of all 241 people on board.

Among the visiting teams are officials from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), according to multiple sources.

The crash resulted in the deaths of 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese citizens, one Canadian, and 181 Indians, including 12 crew members. The sudden and unexplained descent of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner shortly after takeoff has once again placed the American aerospace giant under scrutiny, despite the aircraft model’s long-standing reputation and over a decade of service.

The AAIB launched a formal investigation on the day of the crash, deploying a five-member “GO Team” led by the Director General. This team was later reinforced with forensic and medical experts. Senior representatives from the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the Airports Authority of India, and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) also reached the crash site promptly to supervise rescue efforts and support the inquiry. The AAIB’s investigation is being supported by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and other central authorities. Recovery teams are working to reconstruct the sequence of events that led to the tragedy. A major breakthrough came on June 13 around 5 p.m., when one of the aircraft’s black boxes was recovered. The data retrieved from the flight recorder is expected to provide crucial insights into the aircraft’s final moments.

In accordance with Annex 13 of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) protocol, Boeing will defer to the AAIB’s leadership in the probe. This protocol also mandates the involvement of U.S. and U.K. investigators—given the aircraft’s country of origin and the large number of British citizens among the victims.

Furthermore, on Sunday, the Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary, P.K. Mishra, visited the crash site and the BJ Medical College, where the victims’ bodies were brought. He later chaired a high-level review meeting with senior officials from the central and state governments, the AAIB, and the Airports Authority of India to oversee the rescue, relief, and investigative operations. He reiterated PM Modi’s commitment to ensuring full support for the victims’ families and a coordinated multi-agency response. He was accompanied by PMO officials Tarun Kapoor and Mangesh Ghildiyal.

It is also learned that Boeing will be joined by a team from GE Aerospace, which manufactured the aircraft’s engines. GE has canceled a scheduled investor event that coincided with the Paris Air Show and is sending experts to India to support the analysis of flight data. DeshGujarat