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US Customs and Border Protection confirmed that officers removed both individuals from the aircraft and no criminal charges were filed.
Learn about the location of fuel switches on a Boeing 787 and the possibility of accidental shutoff. Explore safety features and historical incidents.
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Long before the Air India tragedy, the cause of which is still to be determined, people who had worked on the 787 had raised concerns about the production standards
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Newspoint on MSNAI plane crash: How does fuel switch of Boeing 787 work?The preliminary report on the Air India plane accident highlights potential confusion among pilots regarding fuel switches, which regulate fuel flow to the engines. The report suggests the switches were cut off and then switched on again shortly before the crash,
There are some safety measures that are mandated because they’re considered essential to flight safety that’s why they’re issued as airworthiness directives.
We give you the latest on the Air India crash in Ahmedabad and discuss the possible causes and consequences for Boeing of the first fatal 787 Dreamliner accident. Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins…
According to sources, the flight lost thrust after the switches controlling the fuel flow to the twin engines were turned off
The doomed Air India AI 171 flight has left experts, families and regulators grappling with a single question: how does a modern Boeing 787 lose both engines seconds after take-off? Aviation attorney Mary Schiavo points to possible software faults in the TCMA and FADEC systems.