Investigators have downloaded the flight recorder data from the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed on June 12, killing 260 people. This marks a crucial step toward understanding the cause of the disaster,

Investigators looking into the Air India crash have revealed data from the plane's black box has been successfully recovered. Officials with India's Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) confirmed analysis on the information found in the flight data and the cockpit voice recorders had begun on June 25.

The recent crash ofAir India Flight AI171 outside Ahmedabad has sent shockwaves through the aviation world, with questions about what caused the tragic event still unanswered. The recovery and analysis of the aircraft'sblack boxes may finally shed light on the true sequence of events.