MUMBAI — India’s aviation accident probe agency is facing renewed criticism from pilot groups ahead of the anniversary of the 2025 Air India Boeing-787 crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 260 people.

Families of the victims had expected a final report by Friday to explain the cause of the disaster—exactly a year after the Boeing 787-8 crashed in a fireball shortly after takeoff and smashed into a medical college.

But with investigations continuing, local media suggest India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will only issue an interim report—frustrating those awaiting clear answers about why their relatives died.

“I don’t have much trust,” said Charanvir Randhawa, president of the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), which has more than 5,000 members.

“I will be very honest; they are not transparent at all,” Randhawa told AFP.

His organisation has criticised the composition of the initial investigation team, and its decision to question the family of one of the deceased pilots.