US fears cover-up in Air India crash

The Telegraph ^ | 28 Nov 2025 | Benedict Smith

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"US investigators believe the evidence points to Sumeet Sabharwal, the flight’s captain, deliberately crashing the plane, The Wall Street Journal reported......American investigators were banned from taking photos of the wreckage, some of which was moved before they could examine it, sources said."

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On Lion Air Flight 610, the sensor fed erroneous data, making MCAS think the plane was pitching up too high.

Their maintenance had installed a miscalibrated AOA sensor before the flight. The aircraft showed faulty readings on the previous flight, though it was still dispatched the next morning.

Investigators later criticized Boeing’s reliance on a single point of failure (one AoA sensor led to MCAS confusion).

They also found inadequate pilot training requirements (instructor and line pilots worldwide - all of them - didn’t know how the MCAS worked or that it was vulnerable to single AOA failure). And there were gaps in the regulator’s (FAA) certification process.

I think the Air India crash is likely being covered up by the Indian government, the official Indian investigative team, and by the Air India pilot’s union. The red flags for cover-up were noted in the article, and that points to the likelihood the final report will not disclose the whole truth, pointing to suicide/mass murder by the captain of the flight.

It’s nothing like the 737 Max issues we experienced back in 2018/2019.

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Re: "It's nothing like the 737 Max issues we experienced back in 2018/2019."

I disagree.

I have ZERO confidence in the honesty and technical competence of Ethiopians and Indonesians who sued for hundreds of millions of dollars.

What was their motive for blocking Boeing and USA investigators for more than one week at each crash site?

Bottom Line...

60,000 consecutive take offs in Europe, Japan, and English speaking countries without one incident report!