India’s Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has raised fresh concerns over the Air India (AI) Flight AI171 crash, suggesting a possible electrical disturbance may have triggered a critical failure during takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD), Ahmedabad.
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