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Key checks completed in inquiry into deadly Air India flight

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The Independent UK

Air India says no issues found in checks of Boeing 787 fuel switches as attention turns to crash pilot

Cockpit audio reportedly shows first officer Clive Kunder asking captain Sumeet Sabharwal why he had flipped the switches on Boeing 787 that crashed in Ahmedabad, killing 260 people

The Independent UK

India slams Western media coverage of Air India crash on eve of Modi visit to Britain

Civil aviation minister warns against premature conclusions amid reports of pilot error

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NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Calls Media Reports On Air India Dreamliner Crash Premature

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy has dismissed media reports on the Air India crash that involved a Boeing (NYSE:BA) Dreamliner as premature and speculative.

Benzinga

Air India captain's eerie words to co-pilot in lead up to crash that killed 260 revealed

Fresh details have emerged of cockpit interactions between two pilots in lead up to crash involving Gatwick-bound flight

Evening Standard

Indian pilots’ bodies reject WSJ report suggesting senior pilot’s error in Air India crash

Indian pilot associations have slammed speculative reporting around the preliminary probe into the Air India AI171 crash, after a Wall Street Journal report suggested that the Captain of the flight deliberately turned off the fuel control switches of the plane’s two engines. The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) stressed that…

Newslaundry

Air India Pilot Deliberately Shut Off Fuel While Staying Eerily ‘Composed’ As Copilot Panicked, New Report Claims

"Something is fishy here"

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What happened to the fuel-control switches on doomed Air India flight 171?

A US media report shifts focus onto the actions of the captain of the aircraft, which crashed in Ahmedabad.

Al Jazeera

Did global media rush to blame pilots in Air India crash?

Conspiracy theories are swirling around the preliminary report into the Air India crash, after some of its findings were published by The Wall Street Journal hours before the report’s official release by the Indian government.

Newslaundry

Air India Plane Crash Pilot's Medical Records Turned Over Amid Mental Health Questions: Did He Cause The Disaster?

Medical records show the Air India captain pilot in last month's fatal crash had taken leave for mental health issues, reigniting concerns about mental fitness in aviation as investigations into the flipped fuel cutoff switch continue

International Business Times UK

Southend Airport Plane Crash Leaves All Flights Cancelled: What Can Affected Travellers Do?

The London Southend Airport launched an investigation after an airplane crashed. Authorities announced that the airport will temporarily be closed.

International Business Times UK

FAA Defends Boeing Switches as South Korea Orders Safety Checks—But Investors Rally Despite Turbulence

The FAA has raised concerns about Boeing 787 fuel switches after a fatal crash in India killed 260 people. South Korea has ordered inspections, but no aircraft have been grounded—yet.

International Business Times UK

London Plane Crash Disrupted Flights, Medical Missions, and Discount Travel Deals - What You Need To Know

A medical plane crash at Southend Airport halted flights, disrupted medevac missions, and affected discount travel deals across the UK.

International Business Times UK

Air India Flight Crash Report: Confusing Theories Emerge As Pilots Heard Asking Who Turned Off Fuel Supply

A chilling exchange from the cockpit raises more questions than answers in the Air India crash that killed 260 people

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Final Words Between Air India Pilots Shed Light On Cause Of Crash That Claimed 260 Lives

It would be almost impossible to pull both switches with a single movement of one hand, and this makes accidental deployment unlikely.

Evening Standard

Families of Air India crash victims demand ‘justice and answers’

The preliminary report from India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau said both of the plane’s fuel switches had been cut off after take-off.

The Independent UK

Why the Air India crash report leaves devastated families with more questions

Experts say a pilot moving the fuel switch below 1,000ft would be a ‘very unusual thing to do’

Evening Standard

Families demand answers after fuel cut-off revealed in deadly Air India crash

The Gatwick-bound flight crashed shortly after departing from Ahmedabad on June 12

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The Independent UK

Air India flight crash: Not easy to ‘accidentally’ cut off fuel switches, expert says

A report from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau said both of the plane’s fuel switches moved to the ‘cut-off’ position after take-off.

Newslaundry

Mystery shutdown of both engines seconds after take-off: Air India crash probe

“Why did you cut off?”

The Guardian - UK

Engine fuel switches cut off before Air India crash that killed 260, preliminary report finds

Early investigation into accident in Ahmedabad in June also contains details of pilots discussing the switches

Evening Standard

Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash, preliminary report says

Some 241 of the 242 people on board the plane were killed when it crashed and struck a medical college in Ahmedabad on June 12.

International Business Times UK

Air India Crash Investigation Findings Due Soon — Chilling Theory Suggests Pilot Error

Air India Flight 171's investigation zeroes in on pilot error after fuel switches were found turned off. With 260 lives lost, early findings suggest a devastating cockpit mistake may have caused the tragedy.

The Independent UK

Air India ‘sabotage’ theory investigated by Indian authorities after plane crash killed 270

Investigators have begun analysing the Boeing 787’s black boxes but say it will be months before they release their findings

Evening Standard

Air India investigators probing whether deadly crash that killed 260 was 'sabotage'

The tragedy place earlier this month when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner collided with a medical college moments after take-off

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