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Co-Pilot of Doomed Flight Thought Captain Turned Off Fuel Switches Just Before Crash, Investigation Continues: Reports

A new report suggests the co-pilot officer on the doomed Air India flight thought the captain may have turned off the plane’s fuel switches shortly before the fatal crash.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Air India Junior Pilot Asked Captain Why He Turned Off Fuel Switches

A cockpit voice recording of doomed Air India Flight 171 indicates the younger co-pilot asked his more experienced colleague why he turned off the plane’s fuel-supply switches, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Daily Beast on MSN · 1d

Co-Pilot of Doomed Airliner Asked Chilling Question to Captain Before Crash

The co-pilot of Air India Flight 171 asked his captain why he switched off the Boeing’s fuel switches, seconds before the plane went down, killing 260 people, according to Bloomberg. A preliminary report last week revealed that both fuel control switches were simultaneously turned off,

US Probe Agency Chief On Air India Crash Reporting

Reuters · 13h

How the Air India crash unfolded on ground

The left engine separated from the aircraft and struck the north corner of this building at ground level. The aircraft's right engine was found resting beneath a concrete water tank on the building's rooftop. The inboard section of the right wing was recovered near this area.

The Hindu BusinessLine · 26m

US NTSB chief calls Air India crash reports speculative and premature

US NTSB chair says media reports on Air India crash are speculative; probe into cockpit confusion and engine shutdown still ongoing with support from NTSB.

OrissaPOST · 11m

‘Premature, speculative’: US NTSB Chief slams media on Air India crash reporting

Calling recent media reports on Air India Ahmedabad crash “premature and speculative,” the US Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has urged the media and public to wait for the final report from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB),

Asian News International on MSN3h

"Premature and speculative": NTSB slams media reports on AI-171 crash investigation

The US federal agency, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), responsible for the investigation of aviation accidents ...

17hon MSN

Air India cockpit recording suggests captain cut fuel to engines before crash, source says

A cockpit recording of dialogue between pilots supports the view the captain cut the flow of fuel to the plane's engines, ...

13mon MSN

Pilot Federation sends legal notice to Reuters, WSJ, seeks apology over Air India plane crash report

FIP president Captain CS Randhawa accused the two foreign media outlets of not basing their reports on factual content while highlighting the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) ...

21hon MSN

Should commercial airliners be equipped with cockpit video cameras in aftermath of deadly Air India crash?

As investigators probe possible pilot error in the Ahmedabad plane tragedy, aviation leaders push for in-cockpit video ...

Asian News International on MSN4d

"Conclusive that accident happened because both engines lost power": Aviation expert Ehsan Khalid on AAIB preliminary report

Aviation expert Ehsan Khalid stated on Saturday that the preliminary findings of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau ...

Air India crash: Boeing fuel valve safety notice from 2015, clarifies UK aviation regulator; says no Boeing concerns

The statement from the UK regulator came amid intense speculation after India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) ...

4don MSN

Airlines scramble to check Boeing jets after investigation reveals potential reason for Air India plane crash

International airlines from South Korea and India are preparing to inspect its Boeing fleets following findings from the Air India crash investigation.

Asian News International on MSN4d

"Fault within aircraft that jet fuel switch turned off automatically": Civil aviation expert on AI171 preliminary crash report

Civil aviation expert Sanat Kaul has said that the preliminary report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the Air India flight AI171 crash suggests that "some fault within the ...

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