Keystone Law Aviation team formally retained by British families who lost loved ones on Air India 171

Keystone Law’s Aviation team continues its investigation into the potential causes of the Air India 171 tragedy, having now been formally retained by British families who lost loved ones. The team’s two specific areas of concern relate to the cause of the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) deployment, and then the sequential loss of thrust in both engines.

Aviation partners James Healy-Pratt and Owen Hanna are working closely with many British families in relation to the Coronial process, as well as the London lawyers appointed by Air India and its aviation insurers dealing with interim payments.

James Healy-Pratt commented:

“This is an incredibly sensitive time for the AI 171 families, and we are supporting them through the various processes in the UK and the US. On the air safety aspects, our technical investigation team believes that the RAT was automatically deployed. This suggests a serious systems failure around the critical point of take-off.

“Serious questions will need to be asked of both Air India and Boeing once the preliminary report is published in the coming weeks. The families of AI 171 want truth and justice, and we stand in solidarity with them.”