Air India has completed inspections of fuel control switch locking systems on its Boeing 787 fleet after a DGCA directive following a fatal crash. No issues were found. AAIB’s report found both fuel switches were cut off seconds apart
IFALPA urged caution after AAIB’s preliminary report on the Air India 171 crash, which killed 260 people. The report raised questions but gave no conclusions. Pilot groups stressed against speculating on pilot error until a full investigation is complete
Following a fatal Air India crash, airlines like Etihad have begun inspecting fuel switch locking mechanisms on Boeing 787s. The AAIB report pointed to unintentional fuel cut-off, possibly due to malfunctioning switches—highlighting a risk previously flagged by the FAA in 2018
India’s Civil Aviation Minister urged patience as the AAIB’s preliminary report on the Air India crash in Ahmedabad indicates both engines were shut down. Officials stress it’s too early to draw conclusions until the final investigation findings are released
According to the report findings, one of the pilots can be heard on the cockpit voice recorder, asking the other why he cut off the fuel, to which the other pilot responded by saying that “he did not”
AAIB submitted its preliminary report on the Air India AI171 crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 260 people. The probe, assisted by international experts, is ongoing. Black box data is now being decoded in India for the first time at the AAIB Lab
The analysis of Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder data is underway. These efforts aim to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the June 12 accident
Chandrasekaran also said that none of the 33 Boeing 787 Dreamliners that are part of Air India's fleet are serviced by Turkish Technic, amid questions being raised about any Turkish link to the aircraft that crashed.
