The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Thursday dismissed as “incorrect and speculative” reports claiming that the investigation into the Air India Flight AI-171 crash has been finalised.

The central agency said that the investigation into the Air India crash is still in progress and no final conclusions have been reached.

The response from AAIB, which is under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, comes a day after Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, denied any technical fault in the aircraft’s fuel switches and suggested an “intentional act” behind turning off the fuel switches of the Air India Flight 171.

The Italian report, citing sources in western aviation agencies, said that the probe into the crash is heading towards its completion and that the plane crashed because one of the pilots turned off the two fuel switches.

The AAIB clarified that the claim that the probe into the crash has been finalised are incorrect and speculative. “The investigation is still in progress. No final conclusions have been reached,” it added.

Air India flight 171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, crashed near Ahmedabad airport on June 12, 2025, shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people — 241 of the 242 on board — when the aircraft plummeted onto a medical student hostel 32 seconds after losing thrust from both engines.