Air India captain may have cut fuel to engines
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Calling recent media reports on Air India Ahmedabad crash "premature and speculative," the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has urged the media and public to wait for the final report from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB),
The American National Transportation Safety Board has supported the AAIB, calling recent claims about pilot error in the Air India crash speculative and premature.
Air India will resume some international flights in August following the fatal crash of flight AI171 in Ahmedabad last month.On Tuesday (15 July), the airline announced the “partial restoration” of schedules that were reduced during a “safety pause”.
NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) - A preliminary investigation into the crash of an Air India passenger jet last month that killed 260 people raises additional questions about the incident and the investigation is far from over, Air India's CEO said in a memo on Monday.
Tata Sons and Tata Trusts have jointly committed Rs 500 crore to the memorial trust, with each contributing Rs 250 crore. This fund will support ex-gratia payments, medical treatment for the injured,
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Al Jazeera on MSNWhat happened to the fuel-control switches on doomed Air India flight 171?According to a report published on Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal quoting sources close to United States officials’ early assessment of evidence, the black box audio recording of the last conversation between the two pilots indicates that the captain might have turned off the switches controlling the flow of fuel to the plane’s engines.
The Airline Pilots Association of India (ALPA-I), which represents over 1,000 pilots, said the crew deserved respect and not unfounded character judgments
An Indian man was heartbroken after losing two relatives in the Air India plane crash and voiced his dissatisfaction with the preliminary investigation report.