Sumeet Sabharwal, 56, was the captain on the flight, while Clive Kunder, 32, was the co-pilot who was flying the plane. Together, the two pilots had more than 19,000 hours of flight experience - nearly half of it on the Boeing 787. Both had passed all pre-flight health checks before the crash.

On Saturday (July 12), the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its preliminary findings into the Air India crash in Ahmedabad in June. Shortly after its release, some media outlets and experts insinuated that pilot error was the reason for the tragedy.

A preliminary report into the tragic Air India 171 crash that killed 260 people has sparked fury from grieving families and pilots alike, as it raises more questions than it does answers