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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 >
Varanasi: A huge congregation of pilgrims and kanwariyas gathered in Kashi a day ahead to offer 'jalabhishek' at Kashi Vishwanath Temple on the first Monday of Shravan. The barricaded area in the vicinity of Kashi Vishwanath Dham was occupied by pilgrims by Sunday evening to ensure early entry into the temple.Apart from enforcing traffic diversions and crowd regulation exercises, officials ensured activation of all kanwariyas camps. District administration announced closing of schools up to clas ...Read More >
Kolkata: Veteran pilots from various airlines who reviewed the preliminary AI 171 crash report have questioned whether a software glitch or mechanical failure -- which could cause fuel valves in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner to switch off -- was ruled out before it was published.An experienced pilot said it was curious that the report did not even mention this possibility. "On the B 787, fuel shut-off valves are controlled via remote data units (RDUs). While the left and right engines have independent ...Read More >
MUMBAI: What do pilots have to say about the AAIB report?Capt Amit Singh, an air safety expert, commented: "At what stage did the engines actually stop producing thrust? The AI-171 Preliminary Report says: 'After 08:08:42 UTC when Fuel Control Switches were moved to CUT OFF. But in a later paragraph, the report stated the RAT (ram air turbine) was already deployed immediately after take-off. A simple report consisting of the collated data to date would have served the purpose of a preliminary re ...Read More >
As details emerged from a preliminary inquiry report on the June 12 Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, the Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA) said on Saturday that the probe was "being driven in a direction presuming the guilt of pilots and we strongly object to this line of thought". A statement by ALPA chief Sam Thomas on Saturday, July 12, said, "We have been given a copy of the preliminary report which is believed to be furnished by the AAIB (Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA) on Saturday raised concerns over the preliminary findings by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for blaming pilots of the ill-fated plane for the crash. ALPA India President Captain Sam Thomas urged the government to include them in the ongoing probe into the Air India AI-171 crash, to maintain transparency in the investigation. On June 12, Air India flight AI 171 -- a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner -- ...Read More >
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