51 h. ago Air India captain's eerie words to first officer before they squabbled over fuel switches 'are revealed in black box recording'

There were 242 people on board the Air India Flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick Airport when it crashed on June 12, leaving just one survivor.

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52 h. ago Air India captain's eerie words to his first officer before doomed jet crashed killing 260 'are revealed in black box recording'

There were 242 people on board the Air India Flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick Airport when it crashed on June 12, leaving just one survivor.

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67 h. ago Air India crash investigators probe captain's conduct after he 'deliberately cut off fuel' to jet

Black box recordings reveal Sumeet Sabharwal remained composed as his first officer, Clive Kunder, appeared to panic when the supply to both engines was suddenly cut.

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2 d. ago Air India crash: Did captain 'deliberately cut off fuel' sparking co

According to the Wall Street Journal, sources close to the US side of the investigation have said the voice cockpit recording suggests Sabharwal turned off the switches, one after the other, exactly a second apart

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3 d. ago Air India crash probe focuses on plane's 'calm' captain who 'co

The first officer reportedly expressed ‘surprise and panic’ after the fuel switches were turned off

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3 d. ago Air India plane crash investigation focuses on captain who 'remained calm' while first officer 'panicked' about fuel supply being cut off moments before disaster

A black-box recording of their conversation suggests that it was the captain, Sumeet Sabharwal, who turned off the switches, according to sources close to the US side of the probe.

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3 d. ago Air India cockpit audio reportedly shows first officer confronting captain over fuel switches

Pilots’ association criticises report for selectively relying on paraphrased cockpit voice recordings

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3 d. ago Air India captain in mental health probe after 'cutting fuel switch' in tense exchange

A black box recording revealed a tense exchange between the pilot and his co-pilot before the horror crash as it emerged that Captain Sumeet Sabharwal suffered from depression and mental health issues

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4 d. ago Tragic connection between doomed jets: How Air India, MH370 and Germanwings disasters all sparked fears their captains suffered mental health issues

Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, was piloting the Boeing 787 Dreamliner when it plummeted into a residential area, killing all but one of the 242 people on board.

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6 d. ago What are fuel switches and why do they matter in the Air India crash?

New clues into the plane crash reveal that the fuel switches were almost simultaneously flipped from ‘Run’ to ‘Cutoff’ just after takeoff

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6 d. ago Air India pilots' medical records are being examined over mental health fears after report reveals fuel switches 'were turned off in cockpit'

Captain Sumeet Sabharwal was piloting the Boeing 787 Dreamliner when it plummeted into a residential area, killing 241 people on board and 19 on the ground.

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7 d. ago Did pilot DELIBERATELY crash Air India plane? Flight safety expert says new investigator revelations mean action by crew was 'absolutely' cause of disaster that killed 241

One of India's leading aviation experts, Captain Mohan Ranganathan, believes the tragic Air India crash, which claimed the lives of 241 passengers, was caused by the crews 'deliberate' actions.

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7 d. ago What is a ‘black box’ and what can it tell us about the Air India plane crash

A preliminary report into the Air India disaster has been released based on the data recovered from the plane’s black boxes

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8 d. ago What are fuel switches and why they matter in the Air India crash?

New clues into the plane crash reveal that the fuel switches were almost simultaneously flipped from ‘Run’ to ‘Cutoff’ just after takeoff

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8 d. ago 'Why’d you cut off?' pilot asked as fuel switches shut down before Air India crash that killed 260

Initial findings into the crash involving London Gatwick-bound flight revealed two vital fuel switches were switched off

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8 d. ago Air India plane fuel switched off before crash that killed 260, preliminary report says

Initial findings into the crash involving a London Gatwick-bound flight revealed two vital fuel switches were switched off

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8 d. ago Air India crash investigation 'suggests pilot error after no plane fault found' as preliminary report published

Initial findings into the crash involving a London Gatwick-bound flight revealed two vital fuel switches were switched off

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2 w. ago Amazing inventions inspired by the animal kingdom – from Velcro to black box recorders

As boffins copy owl skin and feathers to create a new noise-dampening material, we take a look at some other technologies inspired by our animal friends

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