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Air India crash: As focus shifts to pilot, suspicion outpaces answers
With conclusive information hard to come by weeks after the fatal Air India crash, the aviation industry has shifted its focus to possible pilot error.
Key events in the Air India crash investigation
A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month supports the view that the captain cut the flow of fuel to the plane's engines, said a source briefed on U.
Air India captain may have shut off fuel ahead of deadly crash, WSJ reports
A preliminary report released last week included detail about the fuel, saying that the fuel to the plane's engines appeared to have been shut off.
Fuel to Air India plane was cut off moments before crash, investigation report says
Preliminary findings into last month’s Air India plane crash suggest the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, causing a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff.
India investigators say too early to draw conclusions on Air India crash cause
India's aircraft accident investigation body said on Thursday it was too early to reach any "definite conclusions" on what led to the deadly Air India Boeing plane crash last month that killed 260 people.
Air India Crash Reporting Is ‘Premature,’ NTSB’s Homendy Says
Investigators, led by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau with the assistance of the NTSB, have been piecing together evidence to determine what caused Air India Flight 171 to crash on June 12,
Sole survivor of Air India crash ‘still dreams he is on the plane’
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, was the lone survivor from the plane, which crashed on June 12 in Ahmedabad, India. The father-of-one, who had been in window seat 11A, stumbled out of the burning jet moments before it exploded, while all other 241 onboard – including his brother Ajay – were killed.
Cause Revealed of Air India Plane Crash: Fuel Was Turned Off and 1 Pilot Blamed the Other, Preliminary Report Shows
Authorities released a preliminary report on the Air India crash, following an investigation. The London-bound flight from Ahmedabad crashed minutes into the June 12 flight. Only one passenger of the 242 passengers and flight crew survived.
Fuel to Air India Plane Was Cut Off Before Deadly Crash, Report Says
A focus on the Boeing 787’s fuel switches in a preliminary assessment raised questions about the pilots’ actions, but much is still unknown about Flight 171.
NTSB Chair Says Media Reports on Air India Crash Are Speculative, Premature
The United States National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said on Friday that recent media reports on the crash of an Air India Boeing Dreamliner that killed 260 people were premature and speculative.
‘Too early to draw conclusions’: US backs India’s AAIB probe into Air India crash, slams speculative reports
NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the US agency will continue to support the AAIB probe into the Air India plane crash.
Air India cockpit recording suggests captain cut fuel to engines before crash, source says
The U.S. assessment is not contained in a formal document, said a source, who emphasized the cause of the deadly crash ...
Air India plane crash: Aviation minister slams ‘vested interests’ of Western media: ‘No point in jumping to conclusions’
The civil aviation minister was referring to the AAIB preliminary report on the crash of Air India's Boeing 787-8 plane that ...
Air India Crash Findings Prompt Inspections of Boeing Fuel Switches
The report and India’s inspection order referred to an advisory from the Federal Aviation Administration in 2018 that ...
Brit survivor of Air India disaster tormented by nightmares where ‘everyone dies’ and ‘won’t speak’ about horror crash
AIR INDIA’S sole crash survivor has nightmares where “everyone dies,” and won’t speak about the horror he went through, his ...
Air India crew surprises Shashi Tharoor with touching note on Kochi flight, earns Congress MP's 'Shabhash'
Shashi Tharoor's big shoutout for the Tata group airline comes amid US media reports on the ongoing investigations into the ...
Air India pilot's haunting final words before fateful flight that killed 260
A guard at Sumeet Sabharwal's home has revealed the pilot's haunting final words before he took off for the doomed ...
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Air India: Man Who Boarded First Class Flight Days Before Plane Crash Shares Experience, Posts Video
A man who flew on an Air India plane before the crash shared his experience after booking a first-class ticket. He showed a ...
Air India Plane Crash: Tata Sons sets up ‘AI-171 Memorial and Welfare Trust’, pledges ₹500 crore for victims
Tata Sons launched the AI-171 Memorial and Welfare Trust in Mumbai to assist victims of the Air India flight crash, pledging ...