Indian authorities have granted observer status to a UN ICAO expert for the investigation into the Air India crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, which claimed 270 lives. The observer status, rarely given,

India has refused a UN investigator's assistance in probing the Air India jet crash that killed 260 people. The investigation by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has faced criticism for delays and lack of transparency regarding crucial black box data analysis.

Investigators have begun analyzing data from the black boxes recovered from the Air India Boeing 787 jet that crashed earlier this month, killing 270 people.