The captain’s seat dislocated and slid backwards during take-off, triggering the crash of Air India flights AI 171; or the ...

The AAIB report ruled out pilot intoxication, bird strikes, or fuel contamination as contributing factors. Investigators have ...

FAA and Boeing declare fuel switch locks safe after Air India crash killed 260, despite switches flipping to cutoff during flight.

The pilots, including flight instructors and an aviation safety consultant, have said the decision by India’s Aircraft ...

The Air India jetliner that crashed on June 12 was doomed almost immediately upon taking off, after both engines lost fuel supply and the pilots ran out of time to regain control and avert catastrophe ...

The fuel control switches on the London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner transitioned from “RUN” to “CUTOFF” within one second, ...

The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice to its international counterparts that fuel control switches in ...

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has released its preliminary report into the tragic crash of Air India ...

Seconds after taking off two fuel switches in the cockpit of Air India Flight 171 were turned off shortly after take off, ...

A preliminary report said the plane's fuel switches were moved to the 'cut-off' position 'immediately' after take-off, ...

Air India Flight 171 crashed shortly after take-off, killing 260. Investigators reveal cockpit switch-off and chilling final ...

The cockpit voice recorder captured a pilot questioning the other with, “Why did you do the cut-off?”, to which the other ...