To move the switch from one position to the other where the locking feature is engaged, it is necessary for the pilot to lift ...

Fuel switches on Air India flight cut off moments before fatal crash: Preliminary report Flight AI171 was operating from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, the airline said.

Fuel control switches for the engines of an Air India flight that crashed last month were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before impact, starving both engines of fuel ...

The 15-page report released Friday by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau found that the cutoff switches for both engines were switched within one second.

The FAA has determined the Air India Boeing 787 crash wasn't due to mechanical or fuel control issues. The investigation ...

Experts have since said it is not easy to “accidentally” cut off fuel switches. The 15-page document also includes a conversation between the pilots on the fuel controls before the crash.

Fuel control switches for the engines of an Air India flight that crashed last month were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before impact, starving both engines of fuel ...