India’s aviation regulator has ordered airlines to inspect fuel switch locks on Boeing aircraft after a report on the Air India Flight 171 crash showed both engines lost fuel seconds after takeoff.

These switches cannot be accidentally or gently moved by pilots operating a flight. The fuel cutoff switches are spring-loaded to remain firmly in place. They operate in two modes — “CUTOFF” and “RUN” ...

The AAIB preliminary report on Air India AI 171 plane crash only dwells over the fact and in most cases does not point to the ...

Had the warning signs been treated with the urgency they deserved, this tragedy may never have happened The air travel is considered to be a safe mode of transport. The chances of air crash are rather ...

Veteran pilots say the chances of both engine switches moving spontaneously into “cut-off” positions are incredibly slim, ...

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AAIB’s preliminary report on Air India plane crash has turned out to be the tip of the iceberg. While it answers a few ...

A letter addressed to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll calls on the service to communicate directly with the families in the wake ...

All four people aboard a a small plane that crashed shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport are dead, police ...

The aviation industry's safety record depends on learning from every accident, not on finding convenient scapegoats ...

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The families of the passengers who died on American Airlines Flight 5342 demand accountability, transparency from Army ...