India’s aviation regulator orders inspections of Boeing aircraft despite no clear findings linking fuel switches to Air India ...

India orders airlines to check Boeing fuel switches after report on Ahmedabad tragedy - London Gatwick-bound flight came down in Ahmedabad last month killing a total of 260 people ...

Boeing fuel switches are facing renewed global scrutiny after last month’s deadly Air India crash that killed 260 people. A ...

A preliminary report released by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau a month after the fatal June 12 Air India ...

In the wake of the report, airlines with Boeing aircraft in their fleet have aggressively begun to check the fuel switches.

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” ...

To be sure, the FAA at the time recommended, but did not mandate, an inspection of the locking feature of the fuel cutoff ...

A series of critical events unfolded in the 32 seconds after the aircraft became airborne, lost thrust and started going down ...

India's aviation regulator has ordered the country's airlines to inspect fuel control switches in Boeing aeroplanes, after ...

The inspection, within the stipulated timeline, is essential to ensure continued airworthiness and safety of operations, says ...

AIRLINES in India were today ordered to carry out urgent safety checks as the row over the crash which killed 260 people ...

The DGCA has mandated inspections of fuel control switches on Boeing aircraft, particularly B787 and certain B737 models, ...