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NEW DELHI -- India's aviation regulator ordered on Monday airlines operating several Boeing models to examine fuel control switches, days after an investigation into last month's Air India plane crash found they were flipped off, starving both engines of fuel. India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation stated the directive would apply to Boeing 787 Dreamliners and select Boeing 737 variants and that airlines must complete inspections and submit their findings to the regulator by July 21. A ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) Air India on Tuesday said it will operate three weekly flights from Ahmedabad to Heathrow, London, from August 1 to September 30, replacing Gatwick, London. The airline currently operates five weekly flights on the Ahmedabad-London Gatwick route. Besides, Air India also announced the partial restoration of schedules that were reduced following its decision to observe a "Safety Pause", in the aftermath of the June 12 Boeing 787-8 plane crash, that killed 260 people. The pa ...Read More >
Pilibhit (UP), Jul 15 (PTI) A day after a farmer was killed by a tiger in Fulhar village of Pilibhit district, forest officials said on Tuesday that their team was tracking the animal and it would be captured as soon as the conditions are favourable. Dayaram, 39, was mauled to death by the tiger in his field in Bari Phulhar village, the sixth tiger attack in two months in the region. According to the forest team engaged in tracking the tiger, the animal also attempted to attack its personnel, ...Read More >
New Delhi - India has ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models after they came under scrutiny following last month's crash of an Air India jet, which killed 260 people. A preliminary report, issued by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau on Saturday, found that the switches had flipped from run position to cutoff shortly after takeoff. The report did not offer any conclusions or apportion blame for the June 12 disaster, but indicated that one pilot asked ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 15 (Reuters) - The sudden movement of engine fuel switches has taken centre stage in the investigation of the Air India Boeing Dreamliner crash that killed 260 people in June, the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade. The crash poses a fresh challenge for Air India , which has long sought to become a "world-class airline", and Boeing , which is working to restore public trust after a series of safety and production crises. THE INVESTIGATION ** A 15-page preliminary ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- India's aviation regulator ordered on Monday airlines operating several Boeing models to examine fuel control switches, days after an investigation into last month's Air India plane crash found they were flipped off, starving both engines of fuel. India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation stated the directive would apply to Boeing 787 Dreamliners and select Boeing 737 variants and that airlines must complete inspections and submit their findings to the regulator by July 21 ...Read More >
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot have checked the fuel switches of the Boeing 787 aircraft in their fleets, SIA said on Tuesday (Jul 15). This comes after the release of a preliminary report on Jul 12 into the Air India crash last month that killed 260 people, which thrust Boeing engine fuel cutoff switches into the spotlight. The report showed that the crash occurred because the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner's fuel control switches were moved from the "run" to "cutoff" position, starvi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) - The probe into last month's Air India Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad city is "far from over," CEO Campbell Wilson said in an internal memo on Monday, adding that the airline is open to further inquiries and warned against "premature conclusions." The memo, seen by Reuters, comes after a preliminary report on Saturday showed confusion in the cockpit shortly before the Air India jetliner crashed and killed 260 people last month, after the plane's engine fuel cutoff s ...Read More >
Mumbai: The attack on Sambhaji Brigade leader Pravin Gaikwad has triggered a stir in Maharashtra politics with opposition parties alleging the assailants were the BJP activists. However, Maharashtra minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule claimed the BJP has nothing to do with the attack. Raising the issue in the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha, Congress legislative party leader Vijay Wadettiwar said that Gaikwad was fatally attacked, dragged out of his car, and his face was blackened. He claimed it was an ...Read More >
New Delhi: Days after a preliminary investigation report into the deadly Air India plane crash pointed to a possible issue with Boeing's fuel control switch, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) responded by saying that the switches installed on Boeing aircraft, including the Dreamliner, remain safe for use. The FAA's statement came after India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its first official findings into the June crash that killed 260 people. The Boeing 78 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): India's civil aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday issued an urgent directive mandating Indian operators of specific Boeing aircraft models to conduct inspections of the engine fuel control switch locking mechanisms by July 21. The move comes days after report of preliminary investigation into the crash of Air India flight AI 171 in Ahmedabad in which killed 260 people. The directive enforces compliance with the Federal Av ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Four people died in Himachal Pradesh as rain continues to wreak havoc in the state, while five were swept away in Rajasthan's Kota at a barrage after a heavy downpour caused the authorities to release water from a reservoir. In Himachal, more than 200 roads are out of bounds for vehicular traffic, a majority of them in Mandi, while a flash flood warning has been issued for 12 districts in Jharkhand. An individual each drowned in Kullu and Kangra districts, one died after being bitte ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed all Indian carriers operating Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft to inspect the fuel switch locking system by 21 July 2025. This move follows a preliminary investigation into the recent Air India Boeing 787 crash, which revealed that fuel supply to both engines was cut off moments before the accident. According to PTI, DGCA noted that several global and domestic operators have started inspecting their fleets in line with the FAA' ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 14 (Xinhua) -- India's civil aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Monday asked airlines to inspect the fuel switch locking system in their Boeing airplanes. The DGCA said airlines should complete the inspection and confirm compliance by July 21 in line with the Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIB) issued by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The SAIB was regarding the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch loc ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) preliminary report into the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash has brought a 2018 advisory from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding fuel switch locks into sharp focus. While the FAA's advisory recommended inspections, it did not mandate them, a detail that has emerged as a key point in the ongoing investigation. The AAIB's preliminary investigation report, released on Saturday, July 12, revealed that the fuel switche ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Air India has begun inspection of all Boeing aircraft in its fleet following the release of the preliminary report on the Ahmedabad flight crash by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AIIB). The report cited a December 2018 directive from the US-based Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on possible disengagement of fuel control switches in Boeing aircraft. This weekend, Air India initiated checks on the locking mechanisms of all its Boeing 787 aircraft. Its subsidiary, Air ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): India's civil aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday issued an urgent directive mandating Indian operators of specific Boeing aircraft models to conduct inspections of the engine fuel control switch locking mechanisms by July 21. Also Read | Maharashtra Govt To Invoke MCOCA Against Drug Dealers and Peddlers, Says CM Devendra Fadnavis. The move comes days after report of preliminary investigation into the crash of Air India f ...Read More >
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI/MONTREAL -- The US Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have privately issued notifications that the fuel switch locks on Boeing planes are safe, a document seen by Reuters showed and four sources with knowledge of the matter said. The FAA's Continued Airworthiness Notification on July 11 came after a preliminary report into Air India's Boeing 787-8 crash, which killed 260 people last month, raised questions over engine fuel cutoff switches. The FAA's notification to ...Read More >
New Delhi: Etihad Airways has advised its pilots operating Boeing 787 Dreamliners to "exercise caution" when handling the aircraft's fuel control switches. In a safety directive, the Dubai-based airline also ordered a fleet-wide inspection of the locking mechanisms on these switches as a precaution. This came after preliminary findings from India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the crash of Air India Flight 171 were published on June 12. The AAIB report revealed that both e ...Read More >
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has instructed all airlines operating certain Boeing aircraft to complete checks on fuel control switch locking mechanisms by July 21. This directive comes in response to international and domestic carriers initiating similar inspections following a recent Air India crash. The preliminary findings from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the June crash of an Air India Boeing 787 have led to renewed attention on the locking ...Read More >
Mumbai: Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday asked airlines to inspect the fuel switch locking system in their Boeing 787 and 737 planes, a move that comes days after the preliminary probe report into the Air India's Boeing 787 crash found that the switches were cut off before the accident last month. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), back in 2018, had flagged the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch locking feature on certain models of Boeing aircraft, including 787s and 73 ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 14: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has instructed airlines to carry out checks on the locking mechanism of fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft in their fleets. The move comes in the wake of the preliminary investigation report into last month's tragic Air India Boeing Dreamliner crash at Ahmedabad, in which 260 people were killed. One of the key findings of the Air Accidents Investigation Bureau's preliminary report on the crash was that the twin engines o ...Read More >
Mumbai: Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday asked airlines to inspect the fuel switch locking system in their Boeing 787 and 737 planes, a move that comes days after the preliminary probe report into the Air India's Boeing 787 crash found that the switches were cut off before the accident last month. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), back in 2018, had flagged the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch locking feature on certain models of Boeing aircraft, including 787s and 73 ...Read More >
SEOUL/NEW DELHI -- South Korea is preparing to order all airlines in the country that operate Boeing jets to examine the fuel switches at the center of an investigation into a deadly Air India crash that killed 260 people. Fuel switch locks have come under scrutiny after a 2018 advisory from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) figured in a preliminary report into last month's crash of Air India's Boeing 787-8 jet. A spokesperson for the South Korean transport ministry said the check ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) - The Indian aviation regulator on Monday ordered Indian airlines to examine fuel switches on Boeing aircraft, including the 787 and 737 models, to check for any malfunctions in their locking mechanism. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said it had issued the order after several Indian and international airlines began making their owns inspections of fuel switches. Reuters earlier reported that Air India Group had begun inspecting fuel switches on its Boein ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) - The Indian aviation regulator on Monday ordered Indian airlines to examine fuel switches on Boeing aircraft, including the 787 and 737 models, to check for any malfunctions in their locking mechanism. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said it had issued the order after several Indian and international airlines began making their owns inspections of fuel switches. Reuters earlier reported that Air India Group had begun inspecting fuel switches on its Boein ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Monday wrote to Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, demanding a probe to figure out how details of a preliminary report into the crash of Air India flight AI171 was released to the international media before its release in India. In a letter to Naidu, she said a formal inquiry should be conducted into the "leak". Seeking transparency regarding the authorship of the report, Chaturvedi said the names of all membe ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) It was human error that led to the fuel switches being cut off before Air India's Boeing 787-8 plane crashed in Ahmedabad last month, and there also should have been more transparency in the AAIB's preliminary report on the accident, aviation expert Captain Mohan Ranganathan said on Monday. His comments come at a time when the pilots' associations have flagged concerns about speculations of possible pilot error for the AI 171 flight crash that killed 260 people on June 1 ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has, in an internal mail to the airline's staff, stated that the Preliminary Report into the Boeing Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad has found no mechanical or maintenance issues with the aircraft or engines, and that all mandatory maintenance tasks had been completed. "There was no issue with the quality of fuel and no abnormality with the take-off roll. The pilots had passed their mandatory pre-flight breathalyser and there were n ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Two leading commercial pilots' associations have dismissed allegations that human error caused the fatal Air India crash, which claimed 260 lives. The rebuttal follows a preliminary report suggesting the aircraft's engine fuel switches were turned off before the disaster. The report, released by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), did not assign blame but noted cockpit dialogue where one pilot questioned why fuel was cut off, with the other denying responsibility. ...Read More >
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