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The preliminary report into the crash referred to a 2018 FAA advisory, which recommended that operators of several Boeing ...
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said the fuel control switches in Boeing aeroplanes are safe, following ...
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice to its international counterparts that fuel control switches in ...
Engine fuel control switches are at the centre of the investigation into last month’s Air India plane crash that killed 260 ...
Following the Air India Flight 171 crash, the FAA and Boeing have privately affirmed the safety of fuel switch locks on ...
Is the dual fuel control switch activation on Flight AI171 likely a case of pilot fatigue and human factors breakdown?
Etihad Airways has directed pilots to handle Boeing 787 fuel switches with caution, following the US aviation safety ...
Following a fatal Air India crash, airlines like Etihad have begun inspecting fuel switch locking mechanisms on Boeing 787s.
A look into the role of fuel control switches in the Air India AI171 crash, detailing their function, the crash sequence, and ...
Fuel control switches for the engines of an Air India flight that crashed last month were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff ...
Pilots typically operate the fuel control switches during two key phases: At engine start-up on the ground and during engine ...
Air India crash report rules out sabotage, points to possible fuel switch fault or pilot error. Raises questions on Boeing ...