The preliminary investigation into the crash of an Air India flight in June suggests the fuel supply to the engines was shut off shortly after takeoff—an act that surprised both pilots, according to ...

Over the weekend, the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau released a preliminary report on last month’s crash of ...

Is the dual fuel control switch activation on Flight AI171 likely a case of pilot fatigue and human factors breakdown?

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 ...

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 ...

A preliminary report depicted confusion in the cockpit shortly before an Air India jetliner crashed and killed 260 people ...

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

A preliminary report by Indian authorities focuses on fuel cutoff switches as primary cause of Air India crash.

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

Cockpit recordings from the Air India crash reveal pilot confusion after fuel cutoff switches mysteriously flipped during ...

Investigators are probing the wreckage and cockpit recorders to understand what went wrong just after take-off. The Air India ...