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Key events in the Air India crash investigation
AHMEDABAD, INDIA, JUL 13 – Preliminary findings reveal fuel-control switches moved to cut-off position after takeoff, causing engine failure and crash that killed 260, with investigation ongoing into pilot or mechanical causes.
- On June 12, Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed near Ahmedabad with 260 dead, including 19 on ground, and one survivor Vishwash Ramesh.
- Following the crash, AAIB launched an investigation on June 13, establishing a high-level committee led by the Union home secretary and ordering fleet safety inspections by DGCA.
- Black boxes, including CVR and FDR, recovered in June and flown to Delhi for data analysis, confirming critical evidence collection progress.
- Following the crash, Air India implemented a 'Safety Pause' by cutting 38 international services and suspending 3 routes, while Tata Sons offered Rs 1 crore per family and paid Rs 25 lakh interim compensation.
- The Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash near Ahmedabad marks the first hull loss for the model, with ICAO experts observing the investigation and Boeing pledging cooperation amid reputational concerns.
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Flight AI171 crashed into a residential area shortly after taking off. 260 people died. Now the shock: Someone may have deliberately caused the crash. Experts comment on this.
Report: Fuel to Air India plane cut off before fatal crash
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer A preliminary investigation into the June 12 Air India plane crash, which killed 260 people on board and on the ground, found that the flight’s fuel control switches were cut off just seconds after takeoff. Flight AI171, a Boeing 787 bound for London, was carrying 242 people on board when it crashed into a residential area shortly after takeoff. All but one person on board were killed, and 19 others on the …
Air India pilots' 'medical records examined' after report suggests fuel switches 'were turned off in cockpit'
The pilot of an Air India flight which crashed shortly after take-off killing all but one passenger on board is having his medical records examined after the crash report suggested fuel switches had been 'turned off in cockpit'.
'Report wrong, won't accept': Families of victims on Air India crash preliminary report
The report, released in the wee hours of Saturday, stated that the switches controlling fuel flow to both engines appeared to have been turned off shortly before takeoff, resulting in a fatal loss of thrust
Air India replaced cockpit module twice in crashed Dreamliner following directive from Boeing: Sources
Air India replaced the Throttle Control Module (TCM) of the crashed Boeing 787-8 aircraft twice in the past six years, in line with a 2019 directive issued by Boeing, news agency PTI reported on Sunday, quoting sources. The Throttle Control Module (TCM), which houses the fuel control switches, has become a key focus in the ongoing investigation into the fatal crash of the London-bound Dreamliner VT-ANB, after it was revealed that these switches…
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