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What happened to the fuel-control switches on doomed Air India flight 171?
According to a report published on Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal quoting sources close to United States officials’ ...
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Co-Pilot of Doomed Flight Thought Captain Turned Off Fuel Switches Just Before Crash, Investigation Continues: Reports
A black box recording from the ill-fated Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner suggests the captain of the flight turned off the plane’s fuel switches, according to The Wall Street Journal, which cited "people ...
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How a Fuel Switch Flaw on Boeing 787s Sparked a Global Safety Scramble
The initial probe of Air India Flight 171’s fatal crash on June 12, 2025, has put the focus on a key piece of equipment: the fuel cutoff switches on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The chain of ...
Air India Crash Findings Prompt Inspections of Boeing Fuel Switches
The report and India’s inspection order referred to an advisory from the Federal Aviation Administration in 2018 that ...
Air India probe finds no issues with fuel control switches on Boeing 787s, NDTV says
Air India has completed the inspection of fuel control switches on Boeing 787 planes with no issues being found, Indian ...
Fuel switches on Air India flight cut off moments before fatal crash: Preliminary report
The Air India airliner carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members was on its way to the United Kingdom when it crashed into ...
India aviation regulator orders airlines to check Boeing fuel switches
Domestic Indian airlines were ordered to carry out inspections of fuel switches on Boeing aircraft in their fleets by the ...
Safety notices raise alerts on B787 fuel valves, switches
Kolkata: A day after DGCA ordered checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft based on a Special Airworthiness ...