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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.
The captain of the Air India plane vowed to return home soon to look after his elderly dad. Just hours before one of India’s worst aviation disasters that killed 260 people, the captain, Sumeet Sabharwal, 56, had reportedly told the security guard in his apartment complex to look after his elderly father, who lived with him.
The power minister proposed a rule in June requiring air conditioners sold in the country to have thermostats that can be set no lower than 20 Celsius (68 Fahrenheit).
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Legit.ng on MSNAir India: Lady Mourns Victims of Plane Crash, Shares Video of Her Experience on Same AirlineA lady who flew on an Air India plane before the crash, shares her experience after booking a first-class ticket. She posted a video of what she noticed.
(Reuters) -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.