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 ...

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

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

Ahmedabad: Wreckage of the crashed Air India plane being lifted through a crane, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The London-bound Air ...

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