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The US Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing, opens new tab have privately issued notifications that the fuel switch ...
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Monday said that the initial investigation into last month's deadly crash of a Boeing ...
Pilots typically operate the fuel control switches during two key phases: At engine start-up on the ground and during engine shutdown after landing.
Fuel switch locks have come under scrutiny after a mention of a 2018 advisory from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a preliminary report into last month's crash of Air India's Boeing ...
The engine cutoff sequence triggered the 787’s backup power. Its ram air turbine was deployed within seconds and began supplying hydraulic power at 13:38:47. This prevented the landing gear from being ...
The DGCA is expected to advise airlines using Boeing 787s to inspect the locking mechanism of fuel control switches, in the ...
Two major commercial pilots' associations have rejected claims human error caused an Air India crash that killed 260 people ...
There have been claims that the pilot suffered from mental health problems, which is a new line of enquiry for those seeking ...
Etihad Airways has directed pilots to handle Boeing 787 fuel switches with caution, following the US aviation safety ...
Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson said that the AAIB preliminary report on the AI-171 has not found ’mechanical issues’ ...
In an internal note, AI CEO Campbell Wilson said AAIB probe over the AI171 crash is not yet over and urged everyone not to draw premature conclusions ...