Air India crash report raises a new mystery
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Investigators released a preliminary account of the crash, describing how the plane struggled after its fuel supply was cut.
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has voiced strong concerns regarding the preliminary report on the Air India Flight AI171 crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 240 people. FIP criticized the exclusion of pilot representatives from the investigation and the report's reliance on selectively interpreted cockpit recordings.
The Air India airliner carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members was on its way to the United Kingdom when it crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on June 12, killing all aboard, except for one survivor, and several people on the ground, according to authorities.
Air India is set to resume some of its international flights in a matter of weeks after they were paused in the wake of the devastating crash.
Air India will begin operating three weekly flights between Ahmedabad and London Heathrow from August 1, replacing its existing Ahmedabad-London Gatwick service. The change comes as part of the airline's phased restoration of operations,
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Al Jazeera on MSNHow Air India flight 171 crashed and its fatal last momentsA preliminary report released on Saturday has found that fuel-control switches were cut, but does not explain why.
Air India Boeing 787 flight to London was canceled just days after the crash on June 12 that took the lives of over 290 people. Air India said the cancellation was due to "unavailability of the aircraft.
Among the changes, a new route will connect Ahmedabad with London Heathrow three times per week from Aug. 1 to Sept. 30. This will replace Air India’s current 5X-weekly service to London Gatwick from the same city.
The deadly Air India crash last month has renewed a decades-old debate in the aviation industry over installing video cameras monitoring airline pilot actions to complement the cockpit voice and flight data recorders already used by accident investigators.