The US aviation regulator has said fuel control switches in Boeing aeroplanes are safe, following their reported involvement in a fatal Air India crash that killed 260 people in June. The safety of the switches has become a key point of concern after a preliminary report on the disaster was released by investigators on Friday….
A preliminary report into the Air India passenger plane crash that killed at least 270 people last month has found that both engines were flipped to cut off after takeoff. The 15-page report released Friday by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau found that the cutoff switches for both engines were switched, one after another, within…
Preliminary investigation does not apportion blame for Boeing 787 crash that killed 260 people in June. Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff last month were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before impact, according to a preliminary report. The report, issued by…
