The switch has got a notch and cannot be shut off by an accidental brush of the hand, but needs effort, conscious physical ...

Airplane's black boxes are deliberately designed to survive worst-case scenarios. This is due to their design and materials — ...

In the final moments of Air India Flight 171, a crucial pilot exchange raises questions about engine cutoffs, amid an ...

According to the Air India flight recorder, a few seconds after takeoff, switches for both engines transitioned to cutoff ...

A preliminary report into the Air India disaster has been released based on the data recovered from the plane’s black boxes ...

Airplanes constantly collect and store vital flight data using systems designed to survive even the worst-case scenarios.

The preliminary report from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau reveals that India got specialised equipment from the ...

According to data extracted from the aircraft's Enhanced Airborne Flight Recorder (EAFR), commonly referred to as the black ...

The Air India flight crash report said that both engines lost thrust shortly after takeoff because the aircraft’s fuel ...

Preliminary findings from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau reveal that the damaged flight recorders of the crashed Air India Boeing 787-8 hold two hours of audio.

Fuel control switches for the engines of an Air India flight that crashed last month were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before impact, starving both engines of fuel, a ...