Recent data reveals sixty-five in-flight engine shutdowns in India over five years. Eleven Mayday calls occurred in the last seventeen months. Fuel issues and mechanical failures are primary causes.

Other airlines have also been carrying out checks on the switches, which have been a key focus of the probe. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The matter came to the fore after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) of India noted in its preliminary report ...

Seeking transparency regarding the authorship of the report, Congress leader Priyanka Chaturvedi said the names of all members of the investigation panel should be made public.

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” ...

The probe into last month's crash of an Air India plane in Ahmedabad is far from over and it is unwise to jump to premature ...

New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) The preliminary report into the crash of Air India flight AI171 last month has raised more questions, the airline's CEO said as he defended the fitness of pilots and aircraft ...

The report states that after takeoff, closed-circuit TV footage showed the ram turbine had been deployed, meaning a loss of ...

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

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’ ...

Indian investigators cited a 2018 FAA advisory that had warned Boeing operators to inspect the locking mechanism of fuel ...