Air India Probe Clears Boeing Fuel Switches
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With 260 casualties and only one surviving passenger, the Air India 171 crash is one of the deadliest aviation incidents in recent history — and so far it’s proving to be one of the most frustratingly opaque.
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Some of the British families who lost loved ones in the Air India crash in Ahmedabad have been sent the wrong remains, a lawyer says.
A top-level probe is underway after British families whose loved ones perished in last month’s crash were given “co-mingled” remains.
Talks on the matter reportedly began earlier this year --- slowing briefly after the devastating Ahmedabad plane crash.
A black box recording suggested one of the pilots cut the plane’s fuel flow. PEOPLE spoke to aviation expert Anthony Brickhouse about what that means
The aircraft has been grounded for checks, Air India added. A Times of India report, citing sources, said three tyres had burst on the aircraft after the landing. TV footage from NDTV and India Today showed the outer casing of the engine damaged, with some apparent cracks.
Captain Sumeet Sabharwal suffered from depression after the death of his mother, officials found out after Air India wreckage.
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