Following the preliminary report on the Air India AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad, IFALPA cautioned against "hasty conclusions," ...

The initial investigation by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) found that the aircraft’s fuel control ...

Just weeks before the deadly crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 in Ahmedabad, the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had ...

India's civil aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday issued an urgent directive mandating Indian operators of specific Boeing aircraft models to conduct inspections ...

The FAA directive specifically called attention to fuel shutoff valve actuators, raising them as a possible safety hazard.

India’s aviation regulator has ordered airlines to inspect fuel switch locks on Boeing aircraft after a report on the Air India Flight 171 crash showed both engines lost fuel seconds after takeoff.

These switches cannot be accidentally or gently moved by pilots operating a flight. The fuel cutoff switches are spring-loaded to remain firmly in place. They operate in two modes — “CUTOFF” and “RUN” ...

To be sure, the FAA at the time recommended, but did not mandate, an inspection of the locking feature of the fuel cutoff ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), back in 2018, had flagged the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch ...

New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) It was human error that led to the fuel switches being cut off before Air India's Boeing 787-8 plane crashed in Ahmedabad last month, and there also should have been more ...

The captain’s seat dislocated and slid backwards during take-off, triggering the crash of Air India flight AI 171; or the ...

The inspection, within the stipulated timeline, is essential to ensure continued airworthiness and safety of operations, says ...