India's strong aviation standards add to puzzle around plane crash

Nation's 95% airworthiness score ranks higher than likes of China and US

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The tail of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed is seen stuck on a building after the disaster in Ahmedabad, India, on June 12.  © Reuters

SOUMYAJIT SAHA

MUMBAI -- India's strong metrics in airline operations and airworthiness are adding to questions surrounding the world's worst air crash in a decade, as the country awaits the findings of an investigation into the seconds-long flight of Air India 171 that left 270 people dead on June 12.

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