Aviation expert Richard Godfrey investigated six possible root causes behind the AI 171 crash and listed out the one he ...

A sudden stop would hit India’s energy security, disrupt global refining, inflate shipping costs, and squeeze already tight ...

The FAA has determined the Air India Boeing 787 crash wasn't due to mechanical or fuel control issues. The investigation focuses on fuel control switches, which haven't shown faults per inspections.

Aviation Expert Weighs In on Likelihood Fatal Air India Crash Fuel Cut Off Was ‘Intentional Act’ (Exclusive) A black box recording suggested one of the pilots cut the plane’s fuel flow.

The tail had disengaged and remained largely unaffected by the post-crash explosion and fuel fire which had charred the rest of the aircraft body. The officials said components located in the tail ...

The recorder would have indicated the alarm if there was one.” The act of accidentally cutting off the fuel supply is not unprecedented. A 1986 Flight Safety Foundation report shows that a United ...

Contrary to the probe report, a new US media report suggests the fuel flow to the engines of the crashed Air India plane was ...

Air India captain may have cut fuel to engines before deadly crash, according to WSJ comes just days after a preliminary report found “the fuel supply to the engines was cut off.” ...

A series of critical events unfolded in the 32 seconds after the aircraft became airborne, lost thrust and started going down ...

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.

Preliminary findings into last month’s Air India plane crash suggest the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, causing a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff.