Two major commercial pilots’ associations have rejected claims human error caused an Air India crash that killed 260 people after a preliminary investigation report found the plane’s engine fuel switches had been turned off. The report, issued Saturday by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), did not offer any conclusions or apportion blame for the…
By Lisa Barrington SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s transport ministry is preparing to order all airlines in the country that operate Boeing jets to examine fuel switches in accordance with a 2018 advisory from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the ministry’s foreign media spokesperson said on Monday. The spokesperson did not give a timeline for the…
Investing.com — India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau released a preliminary report Friday on the Air India Flight 171 crash that occurred in Ahmedabad on June 12, revealing that one of the pilots moved fuel switches to CUTOFF position shortly after takeoff. According to the cockpit voice recording cited in the report, one pilot was heard…
By Allison Lampert and Aditya Kalra (Reuters) -A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people last month showed three seconds after taking off, the plane’s engines fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the engines of fuel. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner immediately began to lose thrust and…
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Jun 20, 2025 Chinese researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking electronic warfare weapon harnessing the power of 6G technology. According to a report by SCMP, this advanced system utilizes next-generation signal processing to provide significant advantages over contemporary military radars. The development marks a substantial leap in electronic warfare capabilities, potentially reshaping future military strategies. Meanwhile,…
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Black box found after Air India plane crash Investigators search for answers after Air India plane crash; black box found 02:40 Hong Kong — An Air India flight returned to Hong Kong on Monday shortly after takeoff due to a midair “technical issue,” the airline said, just four days after another one of the company’s flights…
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for New Delhi on Monday diverted back to Hong Kong after the pilot suspected a technical issue in mid-flight. The Hong Kong Airport Authority said that passenger flight AI315 turned back to the city’s airport and requested a “local standby” at around 1pm, before landing safely at around…
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