§ 44. Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to receive the report from the accident investigator on the M I air crash; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyReports by the air accidents investigation branch concerning major accidents generally take some 15 to 18 months to produce.
The AAIB's practice is to communicate important findings, as it reaches them, to the Civil Aviation Authority or other relevant quarters, without waiting for completion of the full report.