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Air India to resume some flights following ‘safety pause’ in aftermath of Ahmedabad crash - The partial restoration of flights follows ‘precautionary checks’ on the airline’s Boeing 787 aircraft
The first officer who was flying the Boeing 787 Dreamliner asked the other captain, who was more experienced, why he moved the switches to the 'cutoff' position after it climbed off the runway
Officials said that both pilots had successfully passed the Class I medical examination within the past two years, a test that assesses their mental and physical fitness.
Suspense over the cause of the tragic crash of Air India plane in Ahmedabad continues as AAIB has been probing multiple theories. However, the foreign media has been spreading wild theories. The question here arises is - Will AAIB Silence The Doubters?
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The response came after a Wall Street Journal report claimed that cockpit audio from the ill-fated flight allegedly indicated the captain had manually cut off the fuel supply to the engines. The AAIB has taken serious exception to such claims being reported as fact while the investigation is still underway.
Final probe report on Air India plane crash will come out with root causes and recommendations, refrain from spreading premature narratives, says the investigation bureau
An official also said that all the Boeing 787-8 aircraft have undergone Throttle Control Module (TCM) replacement as per the Boeing maintenance schedule.
Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA) on Sunday said the crew of the AI 171 flight that crashed last month acted in line