Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash, report says
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The pilots, including flight instructors and an aviation safety consultant, have said the decision by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) to release only 28 words of summarised dialo
Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA) on Sunday said the crew of the AI 171 flight that crashed last month acted in line
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NDTV Profit on MSNAir India Ahmedabad plane crash: U.S. Golden Chassis helped AAIB download raw data from black boxA Golden Chassis from the United States helped download 49 hours of flight data from one of the black boxes of Air India's ill-fated Boeing 787-8 aircraft that crashed last month.
A preliminary finding into last month’s Air India plane crash has suggested the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, starving the engines of fuel and causing a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff.
The AAIB’s 15-page report stated that the two engine fuel control switches onboard transitioned from ‘RUN’ to ‘CUTOFF’ position, moments after lift-off. What is the AAIB?
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The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, during the early hours of June 12, released the preliminary investigation report of the Ahmedabad plane crash, which took place on June 12, 2025. The aircraft manufacturer Boeing on Saturday also said that it continues to support the ongoing investigation into the Air India Flight AI171 crash.
Following the release of the preliminary report on the June 12 Ahmedabad Dreamliner crash, Air India will conduct a detailed review session for its pilots. Captain Manish Uppal urged pilots to carefully examine the report,
Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. The preliminary probe into the Ahmedabad plane crash faulting an abrupt fuel cutoff for the trag