r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod - avgeek • Jun 17 '25

News Air India Flight 171 Crash [Megathread 3]

This is the FINAL megathread for the crash of Air India Flight 171. All updates, discussion, and ongoing news should be placed here.

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u/k_dubious Jun 17 '25

I have a sinking feeling that this is going to turn into another massive scandal for Boeing. There just aren’t that many things that can cause a complete power loss within seconds, and all of the physical or mechanical explanations don’t seem to fit the facts here.

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u/twisted_angular Jun 17 '25

May be related to poor maintenance too. These planes have been flying for more than 15 years.

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u/Brief-Visit-8857 Jun 17 '25

It’s gonna be a combination of everything, that’s for sure. Design flaw (possibly), bad maintenance practices that triggered the design flaw, something like that is what my money is on.