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Sky News AU
3 hours ago
- Sky News AU
Air India probe detects fuel lock issues are not to blame
Air India claims fuel controls were not to blame for the plane crash which killed 241 people. A probe into the crash, which killed all but one involved, found no issues with the fuel lock mechanisms. Further investigations detected no faults or defaults with the fuel locks on any of their Boeing 787 and 737 aircrafts. Final findings from the report are expected to be released this year.
The Star
12 hours ago
- Business
- The Star
Air India completes fuel switch checks on Boeing planes after crash report
Air India, in a official statement on Tuesday, announced that it has completed the fuel control switch inspection of its Boeing fleets. NEW DELHI: (Bernama) Air India said on Tuesday (July 22) it has completed fuel switch checks on all its Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft as ordered by India's aviation regulator. An initial report this month on the June 12 crash of the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner found that fuel to both engines was abruptly cut off seconds before the plane went down after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport in Gujarat state. "Air India has completed precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of Fuel Control Switch (FCS) on all Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet. Boeing 737 aircraft are part of the fleet of Air India Express, Air India's low cost subsidiary. "With this, the two airlines have complied with the directives of the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) issued on July 14, 2025," the airline said in a statement. "In the inspections, no issues were found with the said locking mechanism," it said. The London-bound flight AI171 carrying 242 people crashed into a medical college building. All aboard except one passenger died in the disaster, with the total death toll, including victims on the ground, being 260. The aircraft began to lose altitude before crossing the airport perimeter wall, the preliminary report found. "In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cutoff. The other pilot responded that he did not do so," the report released by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) said. The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with US officials' early assessment of data, reported on July 16 that a black-box recording of dialogue between the flight's two pilots indicated it was the captain who moved the switches from "run" to "cutoff" setting. Reuters, a day later, carried a similar report, suggesting it was the captain who cut the flow of fuel. The Federation of Indian Pilots has sent legal notices to the two media organisations, calling the reports "irresponsible" and "speculative". - Bernama
ARN News Center
12 hours ago
- Automotive
- ARN News Center
Air India says no issues found in Boeing 787 and 737 fuel control switches
Air India said on Tuesday it has completed precautionary inspections of the fuel control switch locking mechanism on all its Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft, with no issues detected. The probe into the Air India crash that killed 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on the ground is focused on the fuel control switches of the Boeing 787 jetliner, with a final report from India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) expected within a year of the incident. The switches control fuel flow to aircraft engines, allowing pilots to start or shut them down on the ground, or manually intervene during in-flight engine failures. Air India began voluntary inspections of the switches on July 12. India's aviation regulator soon ordered all domestic carriers to conduct similar checks, prompting some foreign airlines and regulators to follow suit. A preliminary report from the AAIB earlier this month found the switches had almost simultaneously flipped from 'run' to 'cutoff' shortly after takeoff, causing the engines to lose power. The report cited a 2018 FAA advisory that urged operators of several Boeing models, including the 787, to inspect the locking mechanism on fuel cutoff switches to prevent unintentional movement. The FAA and Boeing have privately issued notifications that the fuel switch locks on Boeing planes are safe, Reuters had reported. Reuters reported last week, citing a source, that the cockpit recording on the Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick suggested the captain cut fuel to the engines. The AAIB has said it is too early to draw any conclusions.
Indian Express
15 hours ago
- General
- Indian Express
‘No issues found': Air India completes fuel control switch inspection on Boeing fleet
Air India, in a statement Tuesday, said that it has completed 'precautionary inspections' and 'no issues' were found with on the locking mechanism of Fuel Control Switch (FCS) on all Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet. This comes after Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered an inspection of the switches' on most of the India-registered Boeing commercial aircrafts by July 21. 'Air India has completed precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of Fuel Control Switch (FCS) on all Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet. In the inspections, no issues were found with the said locking mechanism,' the airline said in a statement. Further, Air India said that it had started voluntary inspections on 12 July and completed them within the prescribed time limit set by the DGCA. The same was communicated to the regulator. Air India asserted that it remains committed to the safety of passengers and crew members. The preliminary investigation report from India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) said that the Air India plane crashed after both its engines were starved of fuel, as both the fuel control switches transitioned from 'RUN' to 'CUTOFF' position moments after lift-off. The DGCA order came after a few Boeing aircraft operators, mainly those overseas, initiated voluntary inspections advised in that SAIB. On June 12, the aircraft — operating flight AI 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick — crashed moments after take-off, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and several on the ground. This was the worst aviation disaster involving an Indian airline in at least four decades, and the first fatal crash of Boeing's latest generation wide-body aircraft — the 787 Dreamliner. Currently, there are around 1,100 Boeing 787 aircraft operating all over the world.
India Today
16 hours ago
- Business
- India Today
No issues found: Air India completes fuel control switch inspection of Boeing 787, 737 fleets
No issues found: Air India completes fuel control switch inspection of Boeing 787, 737 fleetsThis is a developing story. It will be updated.- Ends
