The ministry of civil aviation has clarified that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) report on the Air India Flight 171 crash is preliminary. The investigation into the deadly crash of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which occurred shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad and claimed the lives of 240 people, is still ongoing.
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