During the review, the airline and the DGCA officers found that the fuel control switch “was mechanically functioning as ...

The preliminary report into Air India Flight 171 said the fuel was cut off to both engines seconds after liftoff, and cited a ...

In response to safety concerns flagged in the wake of a recent air crash, Air India has finished a comprehensive review of the Fuel Control Switch (FCS) locking system across its Boeing 787 fleet.

Indian air safety officials plan to travel to Seattle to observe Boeing's testing of a fuel-control switch panel that was ...

Air India has begun inspecting fuel control switches on its 33 Boeing 787 aircraft after grounding a flight over a possible defect, according to a company note seen by AFP on Tuesday. The checks came ...

Investigators of the fatal accident will need to consider not only scenarios of inadvertent or deliberate pilot action, but also the possibility that neither crew member touched the fuel cut-off ...

July 22 (Reuters) - Air India said on Tuesday it has completed precautionary inspections of the fuel control switch locking mechanism on all its Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 787 and 737 aircraft, with ...

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday the fatal crash last month of an Air India Boeing BA.N 787 jet does not appear to have been caused by a mechanical ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) have both said that the fuel switch locks on the 787-Dreamliner aircraft are safe in the aftermath of the Air India crash in India’s ...

Air India states it has found no issues with the fuel-control switch locking mechanisms on its Boeing 787 fleet, after inspections prompted by the crash at Ahmedabad last month. Preliminary findings ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The preliminary report into Air India Flight 171 said the fuel was cut off to both engines. Fuel control switches are designed to ...