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India Mandates Fuel Switch Inspections on Boeing 737 and 787 Jets After Dreamliner Crash

India’s DGCA has ordered operators to inspect cockpit fuel control switches across 737 and 787 fleets following preliminary findings that kerosene supply shut off caused last month’s Air India 787 crash. The FAA and Boeing, however, maintain the 787’s fuel cutoff switch design meets safety standards as carriers ramp up checks.

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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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.

2025-07-16T16:16:24.372679-07:00

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

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.

2025-07-16T10:25:14.657685-07:00

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

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Kenya Airways to restore grounded Dreamliners, boost long-haul capacity to 85% Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka has scheduled the phased return to service of its three grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliners, beginning with one aircraft on July 22, aiming to raise long-haul fleet utilization to 85% and curb recent route cancellations caused by engine and parts shortages.

2025-07-16T01:46:45.325399-07:00

Kenya Airways to restore grounded Dreamliners, boost long-haul capacity to 85%

Leeham News

Boeing Weighs Record 16-Per-Month 787 Production Rate at Charleston Boeing is evaluating a boost of its 787 Dreamliner output to 16 jets per month at its Charleston, South Carolina, final-assembly facility, a rate that would mark a new high for the widebody programme and reflect growing demand against a substantial backlog.

2025-07-15T22:19:48.935172-07:00

Boeing Weighs Record 16-Per-Month 787 Production Rate at Charleston

Wall Street Journal

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Air India CEO urges caution as Ahmedabad Dreamliner crash report raises questions Air India Chief Executive Campbell Wilson urged against jumping to conclusions after India's preliminary probe into the June 12 Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad found no mechanical faults. In an internal memo, he defended his cockpit crew's fitness, underscored the airline's maintenance record and called for continued investigative cooperation.

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

Air India CEO urges caution as Ahmedabad Dreamliner crash report raises questions

Reuters

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India Mandates Fuel Switch Inspections on Boeing 737 and 787 Jets After Dreamliner Crash India’s DGCA has ordered operators to inspect cockpit fuel control switches across 737 and 787 fleets following preliminary findings that kerosene supply shut off caused last month’s Air India 787 crash. The FAA and Boeing, however, maintain the 787’s fuel cutoff switch design meets safety standards as carriers ramp up checks.

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

India Mandates Fuel Switch Inspections on Boeing 737 and 787 Jets After Dreamliner Crash

Aviation Source

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United’s LAX–Tokyo 787 Diverts to Seattle After Mid-Flight Emergency A United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner operating the overnight LAX–Tokyo Narita service declared an emergency five hours into its Pacific crossing and diverted to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. US Customs and Border Protection removed two individuals from the aircraft upon landing, and no criminal charges have been filed.

2025-07-13T05:48:58.221094-07:00

United’s LAX–Tokyo 787 Diverts to Seattle After Mid-Flight Emergency

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

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