The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has joined the investigation of the Air India Express plane crash in Kerala on August 7, sharing its expertise with the probe team in India.
NTSB is an independent US government agency investigating aviation accidents and will work with the Indian probe in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organisation norms.
"The NTSB received a notification shortly after the accident and has appointed a US accredited representative to assist the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau," said a spokesperson of the US agency.