1 hour 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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2 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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3 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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4 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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5 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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6 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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6 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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7 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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7 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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7 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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9 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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10 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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10 h. ago Air India crash probe 'focussing on pilot error after no plane fault found'

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

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11 h. ago Air India plane crash investigation suggests pilots may have made a fatal mistake just after takeoff and plunged 241 people to their deaths

Preliminary findings suggest switches that control fuel flow to the aircraft's twin engines were turned off shortly after takeoff.

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12 h. ago Air India plane crash investigation 'focuses on pilots and whether fuel flow switches were turned off after take

Preliminary findings suggest switches that control fuel flow to the aircraft's twin engines were turned off shortly after takeoff.

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9 d. ago Air India crash survivor had one heartbreaking question when in hospital

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was the only survivor of the Air India plane crash which killed 260 people including his younger brother Ajay

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1 week ago Air India jet plunged 900ft during flight just two days after disaster crash

An Air India plane plunged 900ft during its flight just two days after the disaster crash that killed 241 people onboard and dozens more on the ground, the airline has revealed. 

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1 week ago Air India ‘sabotage’ theory investigated by Indian authorities after plane crash killed 270

Investigators have begun analysing the Boeing 787’s black boxes but say it will be months before they release their findings

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1 week ago Air India plane forced to divert as concerning change detected in cabin

The latest diversion to Kolkata is one of several Air India has been forced to make in recent days as the embattled airline continues investigating the horror crash of June 12

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1 week ago Air India investigators probing whether deadly plane crash was 'sabotage'

India's Minister of State for Civil Aviation said investigators are assessing whether the tragic Air India plane crash, which killed 260 people, might have been 'sabotage'

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