2 h. 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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2 h. ago Disaster report for Air India suggests fuel switches turned off before crash

The crash resulted in the death of more than 240 people on board, with only one passenger surviving

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2 h. ago Air India flight saw fuel switches turned off before tragic crash, report claims

On June 12, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff, marking one of the deadliest accidents involving British nationals

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2 h. ago Air India crash report: Simon Calder explains how flight was ‘doomed’ without sufficient power

The Independent’s Simon Calder takes a closer look at the preliminary report into last month’s Air India crash.

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2 h. ago Revealed: Air India pilots' final words to each other before crash that killed 241 people on board

The final words shared by the pilots of the Air India crash, which tragically claimed the lives of 241 passengers on June 12, have been revealed, and it may hold a vital clue.

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3 h. ago Air India crash report reveals chilling cockpit exchange before plane hit ground

The official report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people has been released - and it includes a chilling exchange which took place in the cockpit seconds before the doomed flight went down

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3 h. ago Air India crash: How did both engines shut down seconds after take

Here are the four main theories investigators are now exploring

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5 h. ago Air India speak out after report claims 'fatal error' caused crash which killed 260 people

More than a month after the deadly crash that killed 260 people, Air India has spoken after a preliminary report claimed a 'fatal error' from the pilots may have been responsible

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6 h. ago Air India crash updates: Pilot denies cutting fuel as preliminary report finds fuel switches were cut off before plane went down

The London Gatwick-bound Air India flight from Ahmedabad resulted in 241 people on board killed

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6 h. ago Air India plane crash report reveals pilots' chilling exchange moments before impact

The Air India flight crashed on June 12 and killed at least 260 people

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9 h. ago Air India crash report updates: Fuel switches were cut off before plane went down, preliminary findings say

The London Gatwick-bound Air India flight from Ahmedabad resulted in 241 people on board killed

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10 h. ago Fuel to Air India plane was cut off moments before crash, investigation report says

A preliminary finding into last month’s Air India plane crash has suggested the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, causing a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff

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11 h. ago Confusion between pilots in Air India cockpit revealed by preliminary report into crash that killed 241 people on board

A preliminary report by Indian aviation accident investigators released on Friday evening said analysis of the Air India crash showed that pilot error seems the likeliest cause at this stage.

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11 h. 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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12 h. ago Air India crash report updates: Preliminary findings say fuel switches were cut off before plane went down

The London Gatwick-bound Air India flight from Ahmedabad resulted in 241 people on board killed

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12 h. ago Air India breaks silence after report suggests pilots may have made fatal error

Air India has spoken out after crash investigators shared a preliminary report into the disaster suggested switches to the engines’ fuel supplies may have been turned off seconds after it left the runway

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13 h. ago Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash, preliminary report says

Some 241 of the 242 people on board the plane were killed when it crashed and struck a medical college in Ahmedabad on June 12.

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13 h. ago Air India flight ‘was doomed’ without sufficient power, says travel expert Simon Calder

After studying the preliminary report on the Air India crash, The Independent’s travel correspondent Simon Calder picks out three elements of the 32-second flight

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14 h. 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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14 h. ago Fuel to Air India 171’s engines was cut off seconds before fatal crash, report says

Preliminary findings recommend ‘no actions’ against Boeing or GE Aerospace over incident

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