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India Orders Inspections of Boeing 737 and 787 Fuel Switches as FAA Upholds 787 Design

India’s DGCA has mandated inspections of cockpit fuel control switches on Boeing 737 and 787 jets after the preliminary AAIB report cited a kerosene cutoff in last month’s Air India 787 crash. The FAA and Boeing, meanwhile, maintain that the 787’s fuel cutoff switches pose no safety issue.

2025-07-14T00:54:38.757024-07:00

Reuters

Air India 787-8 Dreamliner Crashes Minutes After Takeoff From Ahmedabad En Route to London

2025-06-12T02:12:08.604344-07:00

Financial Express

Air India 787-8 Flight 171 Crashes After Takeoff from Ahmedabad, 241 Dead and One Survivor

2025-06-12T08:53:24.625223-07:00

Reuters

First Fatal Crash of Boeing 787 Dreamliner in India Escalates Safety Scrutiny

2025-06-12T03:15:40.384978-07:00

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Wall Street Journal

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Air India CEO Cautions Against Premature Conclusions as Ahmedabad Crash Probe Raises Fresh Questions Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said in an internal memo that India’s AAIB preliminary findings on the June 12 Ahmedabad Dreamliner crash raise more questions, urging against speculation and stressing the crew’s medical fitness and the fleet’s inspection record. He called for ongoing cooperation with investigators and support for affected families.

2025-07-14T07:10:20.515417-07:00

Air India CEO Cautions Against Premature Conclusions as Ahmedabad Crash Probe Raises Fresh Questions

Reuters

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India Orders Inspections of Boeing 737 and 787 Fuel Switches as FAA Upholds 787 Design India’s DGCA has mandated inspections of cockpit fuel control switches on Boeing 737 and 787 jets after the preliminary AAIB report cited a kerosene cutoff in last month’s Air India 787 crash. The FAA and Boeing, meanwhile, maintain that the 787’s fuel cutoff switches pose no safety issue.

2025-07-14T00:54:38.757024-07:00

India Orders Inspections of Boeing 737 and 787 Fuel Switches as FAA Upholds 787 Design

New York Times

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Air India Crash Victims’ Families Reject AAIB Report as Vague Cover-Up, Demand Full Truth Relatives of the 241 victims of Air India Flight AI171’s June 12 Dreamliner crash have denounced the AAIB’s preliminary findings on dual engine fuel cutoff as “vague” and a potential cover-up. They are calling for full transparency and a deeper, unbiased investigation.

2025-07-13T00:29:24.265471-07:00

Air India Crash Victims’ Families Reject AAIB Report as Vague Cover-Up, Demand Full Truth

FlightGlobal

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Experts and Pilot Unions Slam AAIB’s Limited-Scope Air India AI171 Crash Report Pilot unions and safety experts have rejected the AAIB’s preliminary report into the June 12 Ahmedabad crash of Air India Flight AI171, saying its reliance on scant cockpit data and focus on pilot error obscures critical technical issues—such as engine fuel-cutoff switches—and demands a more thorough investigation.

2025-07-12T14:21:22.634468-07:00

Experts and Pilot Unions Slam AAIB’s Limited-Scope Air India AI171 Crash Report

The Air Current

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Preliminary AAIB Findings: Fuel Control Switches Cutoff in Air India Dreamliner Crash A preliminary report from India's AAIB reveals both engine fuel control switches on Boeing 787 Air India Flight AI171 shifted to “Cutoff” seconds before the Ahmedabad crash. The findings highlight potential pilot confusion, cockpit switch design issues and the need to adopt non-mandatory FAA safety bulletins.

2025-07-11T14:15:24.458527-07:00

Preliminary AAIB Findings: Fuel Control Switches Cutoff in Air India Dreamliner Crash

Wall Street Journal

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India’s AAIB Faces Scrutiny Ahead of Preliminary Report on Air India 787 Crash India’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau is set to issue a preliminary report on the June 12 Ahmedabad crash of Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The probe, mired in delays and criticism over procedural gaps, is examining pilot actions and fuel-control switch movements in its early findings.

2025-07-11T02:59:54.509792-07:00

India’s AAIB Faces Scrutiny Ahead of Preliminary Report on Air India 787 Crash

The Air Current

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Preliminary Report on Air India 787 Crash Zeroes In on Fuel Control Switches A preliminary report on the June 12 crash of Air India flight AI171 near Ahmedabad, which killed 260, is due Friday, sources say. Investigators have narrowed their focus to the cockpit fuel control switches to determine if their positions indicate an intentional cutoff.

2025-07-08T16:15:20.511772-07:00

Preliminary Report on Air India 787 Crash Zeroes In on Fuel Control Switches

Airways Magazine

Air India 171: Questions Mount as Regulator Faces Scrutiny

2025-07-07T05:15:22.949363-07:00

Air India 171: Questions Mount as Regula

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