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Cockpit Voice Recorder Shows Captain Disabling Fuel Switches on Air India Flight 171

A cockpit voice recording from the doomed Air India Flight 171 indicates that the captain switched off the engines’ fuel-supply controls shortly after departure, leading the younger co-pilot to question his actions, according to people familiar with the Wall Street Journal report.

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Cockpit Voice Recorder Shows Captain Disabling Fuel Switches on Air India Flight 171 A cockpit voice recording from the doomed Air India Flight 171 indicates that the captain switched off the engines’ fuel-supply controls shortly after departure, leading the younger co-pilot to question his actions, according to people familiar with the Wall Street Journal report.

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Cockpit Voice Recorder Shows Captain Disabling Fuel Switches on Air India Flight 171

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Times of India

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Air India Completes 787-8 Dreamliner Fuel Control Switch Inspections with No Defects Air India has concluded precautionary inspections of fuel control switch locking mechanisms and throttle control modules across its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner fleet, finding no issues after a DGCA safety directive following the Ahmedabad crash.

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Air India Completes 787-8 Dreamliner Fuel Control Switch Inspections with No Defects

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UK lifts five-year ban on Pakistani carriers after safety reforms

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IATA’s Walsh Backs Cockpit Video Recorders After AI171 Crash IATA Director General Willie Walsh has publicly endorsed installing video cameras in commercial aircraft cockpits to complement existing voice and flight data recorders. He argues that visual evidence from the June Air India Flight AI171 hull loss would greatly aid accident investigations and bolster safety outcomes.

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IATA’s Walsh Backs Cockpit Video Recorders After AI171 Crash

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Stolen Cessna 172 Triggers 39-Minute Airspace Shutdown at Vancouver YVR

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FAA to Update Avgas Transition Progress at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

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