'Don't jump to conclusions', Kinjarapu Naidu on AAIB report

Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu said on Saturday that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)'s report on the Ahmedabad-London Air India plane crash last month is based on preliminary findings and one should not jump into conclusions till the final report is released. "I believe we have the most wonderful workforce of pilots and crew in the whole world. I have to appreciate all the efforts the pilots and crew of the country are putting, they are the backbone of civil aviation. They are the primary resource of civil aviation. We care for the welfare and well-being of the pilots also. So let us not jump into any conclusions at this stage and wait for the final report," he told reporters in Vizag.

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He also said. "For the first time, safely securing the black box and trying to decode the data, everything is being done in India itself... so I'd like to appreciate all the efforts that they have put in for holding a very transparent probe," he said. All global norms were followed during the course of the probe, he added. A black box is a small device that records information about an aircraft during its flight. It helps in the investigation of aviation accidents. It comprises two devices - the CVR and the flight data recorder (FDR).