Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash, report says
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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.
Indian pilot representatives are insisting that they should be included in the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash inquiry, arguing that the preliminary findings lean towards bias against the crew. The initial disclosure by the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau states that fuel-control switches moved to the 'cut-off' position moments after
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Mehsana: The father of Sanket Goswami, a 19-year-old student who died in last month's Air India AI171 crash, stated that he was "not satisfied" with the preliminary investigation report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB),
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which late on Friday released a preliminary report on its investigation into the crash, said it happened because both engines' fuel-control switches were moved to the "cutoff" position simultaneously during takeoff from Ahmedabad.
Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu urged the public to refrain from drawing conclusions about the AI-171 crash, emphasizing the need to await the
India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released the preliminary report into the tragic crash of Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, which crashed shortly after takeoff
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Asianet Newsable on MSNAir India crash probe sparks row: Pilots' body alleges bias, questions investigation’s transparencyThe Airline Pilots' Association of India has raised serious concerns over the preliminary report into the Air India AI171 crash, alleging bias, lack of transparency, and exclusion of experts. The final investigation report is awaited.