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

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

The Federation of Indian Pilots raised significant concerns about the preliminary findings related to the Air India flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad, criticising the selective presentation of cockpit recordings that imply pilot error.

A preliminary finding into last month’s Air India plane crash has suggested the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, starving the engines of fuel and causing a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff.

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