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Days after preliminary report, CEO of Air India says that the investigation into fatal Air India crash is still not over.

In an internal memo sent on Monday, CEO Campbell Wilson stated that the investigation into last month's Air India Dreamliner accident in Ahmedabad is "far from being over." He added that further investigations are welcome and cautioned against drawing "premature" conclusions.

The memo was seen by after a preliminary report showed confusion in cockpit just before Air India jetliner crash and death of 260 people.

According to the Indian report released on the deadliest aviation incident in the past decade, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that was bound for London out of the Indian city Ahmedabad started to lose thrust shortly after takeoff.

The memo stated that there were no mechanical or maintenance issues and that all necessary maintenance had been performed. Aditya K. Kalra, New Delhi; Chandini M. Monnappa, Bengaluru and Hritam. Mukherjee. Editing by Nivedita B. Bhattacharjee.

(source: Reuters)