Investing.com -- The black box from the Air India jet that crashed and killed 271 people remains in India and is being examined by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), according to civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu.

The minister’s statement on Tuesday contradicts a media report suggesting the flight data recorder would be sent to the United States for analysis.

"Black box of the crashed AI 171 flight is still in India and it is being examined by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)," Naidu said, as reported by news agency ANI on social media platform X.

On June 20, 2025, the Indian government stated that a decision about where the decoding of the recorders would take place would be made after the AAIB completes a "due assessment" of all technical, safety and security considerations.

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