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 ...

India's aviation authorities have ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on Boeing aircraft after a preliminary report ...

South Korea is set to order airlines to inspect fuel switch locking systems on Boeing aircraft following the deadly Air India Boeing 787 crash.

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 ...

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

India on Monday ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models, while South Korea said it would order ...