3 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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8 h. 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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11 h. ago Air India to resume some flights following ‘safety pause’ in aftermath of Ahmedabad crash

The partial restoration of flights follows ‘precautionary checks’ on the airline’s Boeing 787 aircraft

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11 h. 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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11 h. 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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12 h. 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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35 h. ago Would cockpit video recorders help plane crash investigators? Experts are divided

The deadly Air India crash has reignited a decades-old debate in the aviation industry

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37 h. ago Boeing flight is forced to turn back so fuel switches can be checked as Air India crash investigation stokes safety fears

A Boeing jet bound for India was forced to turn back to get its fuel control switches checked as investigations into the Air India tragedy continue.

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54 h. ago Boeing flight diverted to check fuel switches amid Air India crash investigation

Etihad Airways ordered engineering work on its 787 fleet on Sunday

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58 h. ago Tata’s Air India crash aftermath in numbers, from record insurance claim to flight cancellations

Total liability of over £350m is expected to make the Tata-owned airline’s Ahmedabad disaster the most expensive aviation insurance claim in India’s history

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58 h. ago Inspections ordered on Boeing planes after Air India crash report

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was heading for Gatwick when it crashed shortly after take-off

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61 h. ago Air India crash latest: Victims’ families demand justice as India orders Boeing fuel switch checks

London Gatwick-bound flight came down in Ahmedabad last month killing a total of 260 people

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61 h. ago Air India crash: Five unanswered questions in wake of 'murky' report

Crash investigators, fresh from combing through the wreckage of Air India Flight AI171, have released a short, 15-page report clarifying the facts around the disaster

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66 h. ago Air India crash latest: India orders airlines to check Boeing fuel switches after report on Ahmedabad tragedy

London Gatwick-bound flight came down in Ahmedabad last month killing a total of 260 people

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2 d. ago Was the Air India crash really a deliberate act by a suicidal pilot? CHRISTOPHER STEVENS examines all the unanswered questions still surrounding the disaster... and uncovers a troubling new theory

A death toll of 260, more than four weeks of feverish theories and a global public desperate for reassurance that it is still safe to fly.

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3 d. ago Indian regulator orders airlines to check Boeing fuel switches after plane crash report

Air India cautions investigation into Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash is in early stages as speculation about cause growsIndia’s aviation regulator has ordered the country’s airlines to examine fuel switches on Boeing aircraft, after a preliminary report on the Air India flight 171 crash in June showed the fuel supply had been cut seconds after takeoff.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said it had issued the order after several domestic and international airlines began making their own inspections of the locking mechanisms attached to the switches. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Air India crash mystery in full from medical record probe to chilling fuel theory

A preliminary report into the tragic Air India 171 crash that killed 260 people has sparked fury from grieving families and pilots alike, as it raises more questions than it does answers

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3 d. ago ‘Murky’ Air India crash report deepens uncertainty for owner Tata

Preliminary findings spark debate over actions of pilots ahead of loss of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that killed 260 people

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3 d. ago Air India crash latest: Aviation authority say fuel switches were safe after row grows over pilots’ role

London Gatwick-bound flight came down in Ahmedabad last month killing a total of 260 people

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3 d. ago Air India CEO says pilots ‘passed’ tests as criticism mounts over probe report

Campbell Wilson says in internal memo investigation ‘far from over’

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