Aviation watchdog DGCA's initial examination of the fuel control switch issue in an Air India Dreamliner has found that "apparently correct procedure" was not followed in operating the switch, and the ...

Investigators of the fatal accident will need to consider not only scenarios of inadvertent or deliberate pilot action, but also the possibility that neither crew member touched the fuel cut-off ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The preliminary report into Air India Flight 171 said the fuel was cut off to both engines. Fuel control switches are designed to ...

July 22 (Reuters) - Air India said on Tuesday it has completed precautionary inspections of the fuel control switch locking mechanism on all its Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 787 and 737 aircraft, with ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) have both said that the fuel switch locks on the 787-Dreamliner aircraft are safe in the aftermath of the Air India crash in India’s ...

Air India completed preliminary inspections of the locking mechanism on the fuel control switches in all of its Boeing (NYSE:BA) 787 aircraft and found "no issues," Indian broadcaster NDTV reported ...

Air India has begun inspecting fuel control switches on its 33 Boeing 787 aircraft after grounding a flight over a possible defect, according to a company note seen by AFP on Tuesday. The checks came ...