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New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Saturday urged not to draw conclusions based on the preliminary report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the Air India flight AI171 crash. Speaking to mediapersons, the MoS Civil Aviation, Murlidhar Mohol, said, 'The AAIB has brought out a preliminary report. This is not the final report. Until the final report comes out, we should not arrive at any conclusion. AAIB is an aut ...Read More >
Vizag (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday hailed the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for conducting a transparent and professional investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash. The Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, resulting in the deaths of 260 individuals, including 229 passengers, 12 crew members, a ...Read More >
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Saturday said that the report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12 was based on preliminary findings. He also urged the public and media organisations not to jump to conclusions based on the AAIB's preliminary report on the crash. "This is a preliminary report right now, and from the ministry, we are analysing the report, but I think it would be better if we can co ...Read More >
New Delhi, India - Just moments before a fatal Air India crash on June 12, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's fuel-control switches in the cockpit mysteriously moved from the "run" to the "cutoff" position, an early investigation into the disaster has revealed. Flipping to cutoff almost immediately cuts the engines. The investigation's report, issued by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) early on Saturday, found that both engines shut down within the space of one second, leading to ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): 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 aircraft led to the jet fuel switches turning off automatically during takeoff, causing the tragic crash that killed 260 people, including 229 passengers, 12 crew members, and 19 people on the ground. Speaking to ANI, Kaul said the report indicates that fuel supply to t ...Read More >
Pune, Jul 12 (PTI) Union minister Murlidhar Mohol on Saturday said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)'s report on the Ahmedabad plane crash was a preliminary one and conclusions cannot be drawn based on it as the conversation between the pilots was very brief. The Minister of State for Civil Aviation was talking to reporters here about the investigation into the June 12 plane crash. The London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a medical college hostel in Ahmedabad moments ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) A preliminary report has found that the fuel supply to both engines of Air India flight AI171 was cut off within a second of each other, causing confusion in the cockpit and the airplane plummeting back to ground almost immediately after taking off. The 15-page report says that in the cockpit voice recording, one unidentified pilot asked the other why he had cut off the fuel, which the other denied. On June 12, the London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner began to lose thrust ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) Both switches feeding fuel to the two engines of Air India flight 171 were cut off followed by pilot confusion before the plane crashed in Ahmedabad, seconds after taking off, the first investigation report into the crash has revealed. It said that one pilot asked why he had shut off the fuel, and the other responded he didn't do it. The crash on June 12 was the first fatal disaster involving a Boeing 787, killing a total of 260 people -- all but one of the 242 people o ...Read More >
New Delhi: The preliminary report into the tragic crash of Air India Flight 171, marking the first fatal disaster involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, offers technical details, a cockpit exchange, and a timeline that lasted barely 30 seconds after takeoff. But for all its clarity on what happened, what remains unclear, and increasingly questioned, is why Boeing's aircraft systems have not come under immediate scrutiny. In fact, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) explicitly states: ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 12: Fuel control switches of the Air India plane were cut off and later turned on before it crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 260 people, according to the preliminary report by Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). The Bureau also noted that there is no recommended action for now for the operators of Boeing 787-8 operators. Releasing its 15-page report, a month after the fatal plane accident that happened in around 30 seconds after lift-off, the AAIB, on Saturda ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: While the final report will take about an year, the preliminary findings by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the fatal crash of Air India flight AI 171 -- a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that went down shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12 -- has revealed simultaneous engine shutdown, cockpit voice recordings between the two pilots and further safety advisories. According to the AAIB report, the aircraft was scheduled to operate flight AI171 from Ahmedabad ...Read More >
New Delhi: A month after the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad that killed at least 270 people, a preliminary report into India's worst aviation accident in decades reveals that the engines' fuel switches were shifted from 'RUN' to 'CUTOFF' within seconds of each other after take-off. The 15-page report was published early Saturday by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which is probing the crash. "Why did you cut off?" one of the pilots was heard asking the other in the cockpi ...Read More >
Guwahati: A preliminary investigation report into the crash of Air India's Boeing 787-8 aircraft on June 12 in Ahmedabad has revealed that both engines shut down moments after take-off due to a shift in the fuel control switches. The incident claimed the lives of at least 260 people. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! According to the report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) late on Friday, the fuel switches for both eng ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): A preliminary investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash has revealed that just seconds before the aircraft lost power and went down near Ahmedabad airport, one pilot asked the other why he had cut off fuel to the engines, an action the second pilot reportedly denied, saying, did not do so. In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cut off. The other pilot responded that he did not do so, the preliminary rep ...Read More >
New Delhi | July 12, 2025 -- A month after the horrific Air India plane crash that claimed over 270 lives in Ahmedabad, a preliminary probe has revealed chilling new details from the cockpit voice recorder of the ill-fated Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. According to a 15-page report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) early Saturday, both engines of the London-bound aircraft went from 'RUN' to 'CUTOFF' mode within seconds of takeoff -- effectively cutting off the fuel supply ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its preliminary findings into the tragic crash of Air India flight AI171 that occurred on June 12 in Ahmedabad. The accident claimed 270 lives, including 241 onboard the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Only one passenger survived, making it one of India's deadliest aviation disasters in recent memory. Below are the key takeaways from the 15-page AAIB report: - Engine Shutdown After Takeoff: Both engines of the aircraft shut down with ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 12: Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft's engine fuel control switches transitioned from 'RUN' to 'CUTOFF' position within three seconds after lift-off, leading to the plane crashing in just 34 seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad on June 12, according to the initial probe report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released early on Saturday. Both fuel control switches supplying fuel to the engines of Air India flight 171 were turned off in quick succession, shut ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) As the preliminary report into one of the country's worst aircraft accidents has been released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), here is a brief look at the related happenings since June 12. * Air India's nearly 12-year-old Boeing 787-8 aircraft, VT-ANB, enroute to London Gatwick crashed soon after take off into the residential quarters of BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad on June 12. Also Read | Rozgar Mela: PM Narendra Modi to Distribute Over 51,000 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) As the preliminary report into one of the country's worst aircraft accidents has been released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), here is a brief look at the related happenings since June 12. * Air India's nearly 12-year-old Boeing 787-8 aircraft, VT-ANB, enroute to London Gatwick crashed soon after take off into the residential quarters of BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad on June 12. * There were 242 people, including 12 crew members, on board the ill ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Investigators probing a deadly Air India crash said in a preliminary report that the aircraft's engine fuel switches were flipped to an off position briefly, leading to confusion in the cockpit and putting focus on the pilots flying the Boeing 787. Below is a brief profile of the two pilots based on the preliminary investigation report and media reports: The 56-year-old had an airline transport pilot's licence that was valid until May 14, 2026. He had obtained clearances to fly as ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Fuel control switches for the engines of an Air India flight that crashed last month were moved from the "run" to the "cutoff" position moments before impact, starving both engines of fuel, a preliminary investigation report said early Saturday. The report, issued by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, also indicated that both pilots were confused over the change to the switch setting, which caused a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff. The Air India fligh ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Fuel control switches for the engines of an Air India flight that crashed last month were moved from the "run" to the "cutoff" position moments before impact, starving both engines of fuel, a preliminary investigation report said early Saturday. The report, issued by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, also indicated that both pilots were confused over the change to the switch setting, which caused a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff. The Air India fligh ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the "run" to the "cutoff" position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said early Saturday. The report, issued by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, did not offer any conclusions or apportion blame for the June 12 disaster but indicated that one pilot asked the other why he cut off fuel, and the second pilot responded t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 12: Both switches feeding fuel to the two engines of Air India flight 171 were cut off followed by pilot confusion before the plane crashed in Ahmedabad, seconds after taking off, the first investigation report into the crash has revealed. It said that one pilot asked why he had shut off the fuel, and the other responded he didn't do it. The crash on June 12 was the first fatal disaster involving a Boeing 787, killing a total of 260 people -- all but one of the 242 people on boa ...Read More >
MUMBAI : Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday posted a video on X purportedly showing the state's social justice minister Sanjay Shirsat of the Shiv Sena sitting in a room along with a partially opened bag containing what look like bundles of currency notes. Shirsat, however, rubbished the claim, saying the bag only contained clothes.The allegation came a day after it emerged that Shirsat had received a notice from the income tax department seeking an explanation for increase in his financia ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) The engine fuel control switches of the Air India's ill-fated Boeing 787-8 plane were cut off seconds after of lift off, with one of the pilots asking the other why did he cut off and the latter responding saying he did not do so, according to AAIB. In its 15-page preliminary report on the crash which happened in around 30 seconds of the plane lifting off, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Saturday said the fuel control switches were switched on later ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, July 11: Director General of Police (DGP), J&K, Nalin Prabhat today chaired a high-level security review meeting in South Kashmir to assess the arrangements for the ongoing Shri Amarnathji Yatra. The meeting was attended by DIG South Kashmir Range Javed Mattoo, SSPs of South Kashmir districts, and senior officers from the Indian Army, CRPF and BSF. Addressing the meeting, the DGP lauded the dedication of all security forces in ensuring the safe conduct of the Yatra. He stressed the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) Fuel control switches of the Air India plane were cut off and later turned on before it crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 260 people, according to the preliminary report by AAIB which also noted that there is no recommended action for now for the operators of Boeing 787-8 operators. Releasing its 15-page report, a month after the fatal plane accident that happened in around 30 seconds after lift off, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Saturday al ...Read More >
(CNN) -- India's Aircraft Accident Investigation bureau has released a preliminary report on the Air India flight that crashed in June, showing the fuel to the engines was cut off. The London-bound plane had barely left the runway at Ahmedabad airport before it careened back to earth. Everyone on board was killed, except for one passenger. According to the report obtained by CNN, the fuel control switches in the cockpit of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner had been flipped, starving the engines of fue ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan received a death threat on social media, his party spokesperson Rajesh Bhatt said on Friday. Bhatt also filed a complaint at the Cyber Police Station in Patna in the matter. As per the written complaint, the death threat was issued by an Instagram user under the name 'Tiger Meraj Idisi'. 'The threat was issued due to Paswan's growing popularity. T ...Read More >
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