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Co-Pilot of Doomed Flight Thought Captain Turned Off Fuel Switches Just Before Crash, Investigation Continues: Reports
A new report suggests the co-pilot officer on the doomed Air India flight thought the captain may have turned off the plane’s ...
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What happened to the fuel-control switches on doomed Air India flight 171?
According to a report published on Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal quoting sources close to United States officials’ ...
Air India captain may have shut off fuel ahead of deadly crash, WSJ reports
A preliminary report released last week included detail about the fuel, saying that the fuel to the plane's engines appeared to have been shut off.
'Pilots never touched fuel cutoff': US aviation expert rejects Western media reports on Air India plane crash
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has also rejected the international report, saying it is too early to draw ...
Air India Crash Probe: Aviation Experts Question Claims Made By US Media Over Plane's Fuel Switch Row
Indian aviation expert dismissed claims made in the Wall Street Journal report on the Air India Al171 crash regarding the ...
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Cockpit audio suggests captain cut fuel before Air India 787 crash: WSJ
A cockpit recording suggests the captain may have shut off fuel switches before Air India Flight AI171 crashed, killing 260 ...
Aviation expert points to stabilizer fault in AI171 crash, cites possible pilot error
The crew reported a fault with the stabilizer to engineers in Ahmedabad who fixed it, according to a preliminary report into ...
Ahmedabad Plane Crash: AAIB Slams Global Media For Unverified Coverage, Urges To Respect Sensitivity
The response came after a Wall Street Journal report claimed that cockpit audio from the ill-fated flight allegedly indicated the captain had manually cut off the fuel supply to the engines. The AAIB ...