Aviation watchdog DGCA's initial examination of the fuel control switch issue in an Air India Dreamliner has found that "apparently correct procedure" was not followed in operating the switch, and the ...

According to US aviation expert Mary Schiavo, a 2019 All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight in Japan experienced a similar issue, ...

Investigators of the fatal accident will need to consider not only scenarios of inadvertent or deliberate pilot action, but also the possibility that neither crew member touched the fuel cut-off ...

July 22 (Reuters) - Air India said on Tuesday it has completed precautionary inspections of the fuel control switch locking mechanism on all its Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 787 and 737 aircraft, with ...

Wreckage of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane sits on the open ground, outside Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, where it took off and crashed nearby shortly afterwards, in ...

Air India has begun inspecting fuel control switches on its 33 Boeing 787 aircraft after grounding a flight over a possible defect, according to a company note seen by AFP on Tuesday. The checks came ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) have both said that the fuel switch locks on the 787-Dreamliner aircraft are safe in the aftermath of the Air India crash in India’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The preliminary report into Air India Flight 171 said the fuel was cut off to both engines. Fuel control switches are designed to ...