A veteran pilot and aviation consultant has suggested that investigators should also focus on a possible fault in flight AI171's stabilizer, which he believes could have created conditions for the plane's crash,

The preliminary report on the Air India flight AI171 crash, which claimed 260 lives, has resulted in more questions than answers, according to Air India's CEO. The report found no mechanical issues or pilot errors.

A black-box recording of dialogue between the Air India flight's two pilots indicates it was the captain who turned off switches that controlled fuel flowing to the plane's two engines, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday,