Even as the initial report is eagerly awaited by the public and the aviation industry all over the world—considering the limited official information available about the probable causes of the tragic accident and the angles being pursued—it is not clear how detailed the report itself would be at this stage.

AAIB officials have also informed a parliamentary committee that it is retrieving parts of the plane’s wreckage to be sent to the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) so they can be checked for poss

Indian aviation accident authorities are set to release a preliminary report this week into the Air India Ltd. plane that crashed almost a month ago, a person familiar with the plan said.