78 m. 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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2 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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2 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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5 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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6 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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7 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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8 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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9 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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9 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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9 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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10 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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10 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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10 h. ago Air India crash report updates: Preliminary findings say fuel switch was cut off before plane went down

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

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11 h. 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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11 h. ago Engine fuel switches cut off before Air India crash that killed 260, preliminary report finds

Preliminary investigation into accident in Ahmedabad in June also contains details of pilots discussing the switchesA preliminary report by Indian aviation accident investigators said the fatal Air India crash that killed 260 people in Ahmedabad in June showed the plane engines’ fuel switches shifting from run to cutoff within seconds of each other.The report also contained information about the pilots discussing the switches. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Air India crash investigation finds fuel switches cut off moments before impact

Investigators have been analysing cockpit and flight data as probe into cause of deadly crash near Ahmedabad takes place

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11 h. ago Air India crash pilots may have made 'fatal error' seconds after take off

The aircraft, which had only just set off for Gatwick, suddenly crashed into a medical college after taking off from the city of Ahmedabad on June 12.

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11 h. ago Air India crash investigation focuses on pilots after finding no fault with plane so far

Investigation into the crash has so far not pointed to a problem with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the Wall Street Journal is reporting

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13 h. ago Air India crash investigation 'suggests pilot error after no plane fault found'

Preliminary findings of investigation into crash involving London Gatwick-bound flight said to indicate pilots could have made fatal error

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14 h. ago Air India plane crash pilots may have made 'fatal error' after take off in major update

The crash in India last month killed all but one of the 242 people onboard and investigators should release a preliminary report within a month of the accident under aviation guidelines

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