The Indian Accident Investigation Bureau is expected to release the final report on the AI-171 flight crash within less than a month. On June 12, 2025, an Air India flight bound for London crashed just seconds after departing from Ahmedabad in western India, resulting in 260 fatalities. As the world awaits the findings of this catastrophic incident, a series of severe challenges facing Air India have further deepened its crisis. Leadership vacancies, expanding financial losses, airspace closures, and fuel shocks stemming from the Middle East conflict have cast doubt on the airline’s ambitious restructuring plans. Recent events have also further eroded external confidence in its safety and operational performance. Currently, Air India is the most loss-making entity within the Tata Group. The Tata Group took over the struggling airline from the government in 2022, a situation that has increasingly concerned the Tata Board. Last week, the company’s board convened a meeting to discuss multiple cost-cutting measures and warned employees that “tough times lie ahead.” In April, a high-level visit by Singapore Airlines executives to the Tata Group’s headquarters in Mumbai sparked speculation about deeper involvement with Air India. Singapore Airlines currently holds a 25.1% stake in Air India.
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