20 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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68 h. ago Southend plane crash: casualties yet to be confirmed as investigation begins

Airport in Essex remains closed after Beechcraft B200 aircraft was seen in flames at about 4pm on SundayAn investigation has been launched into Sunday’s plane crash at London Southend airport, but there is still no official confirmation of casualties.The Beechcraft B200 aircraft crashed at about 4pm, soon after taking off from the airport in Essex. The plane was seen in flames with dark smoke billowing from it, according to witnesses and photos circulating on social media. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Southend Airport plane crash probe to investigate 'human factors' after fireball horror

An investigation has been launched after a small plane, believed to be a medijet carrying medical equipment, crashed shortly after taking off from Southend Airport yesterday

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4 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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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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5 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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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Air India investigators probing alarming explanation for deadly crash

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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4 w. ago Air India crash survivor attends brother’s funeral as investigators examine plane’s emergency systems

As funerals are carried out and bodies are identified, new questions have arisen about the plane’s engines after takeoffThe sole survivor of the Air India crash has helped carry his brother’s flower-heaped coffin to a crematorium in the western Indian coastal town of Diu, days after they plummeted into the ground shortly after takeoff.With bandages still on his face and arm, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, who was discharged from hospital on Tuesday, broke into sobs and was consoled by relatives. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Did Air India crash plane's engines fail during takeoff? Investigators believe emergency power system 'was likely active'

Preliminary finding of the probe into the crash involving Boeing Dreamliner 787 points towards problems with the plane’s engines during takeoff

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4 w. ago Did Air India crash plane's engines fail during takeoff? Investigators probe theory emergency power system 'was likely active'

Preliminary finding of the probe into the crash involving Boeing Dreamliner 787 points towards problems with the plane’s engines during takeoff

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4 w. ago Breakthrough in Air India plane crash probe as investigators reveal doomed flight could have been running on emergency power supply when 'both engines failed' during takeoff

Investigators are looking into whether the doomed Air India flight had an emergency-power generator operating when it crashed last week. 

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4 w. ago Why did the Air India flight crash? Here’s how experts will investigate the disaster in Ahmedabad

Speculation is rife about the causes of the disaster, as experts begin to piece together how flight AI171 crash unfolded

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