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,

The Director General of AAIB is heading the probe. An aviation medicine expert and an Air Traffic Control officer have also been included in the investigation team.

By Sakshi Dayal, Allison Lampert and David Shepardson NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Investigators have downloaded flight recorder data from an Air India crash this month that killed 260 people, India's civil aviation ministry said on Thursday,