The FAA, in a notification issued on July 11, maintained that the fuel control switch design does not pose any safety risks, and Boeing echoed that view.

The tone of the preliminary report creates a narrative towards pilot error. This is wrong.' 'Selected conversation has been ...

Apparent gaps in AAIB’s preliminary report means that while a key factor in the disaster—cutting of the fuel supply—has been ...

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) asked Indian airlines on Monday to carry out a thorough inspection of the ...

Just weeks before the deadly crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 in Ahmedabad, the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had ...

Recent data reveals sixty-five in-flight engine shutdowns in India over five years. Eleven Mayday calls occurred in the last ...

Other airlines have also been carrying out checks on the switches, which have been a key focus of the probe. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The FAA directive specifically called attention to fuel shutoff valve actuators, raising them as a possible safety hazard.

South Korea is set to order airlines to inspect fuel switch locking systems on Boeing aircraft following the deadly Air India Boeing 787 crash.

Fuel switch locks have come under the scanner after a 2018 advisory from the FAA figured in the Aircraft Accident ...

Which Airlines are Ordering Fuel Switch Checks and Why? Etihad, Southe Korea, India exercise caution around Boeing 787 fuel switches ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), back in 2018, had flagged the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch ...