Airlines are inspecting Boeing 787 fuel switches
Digest more
India's inspection of the locking feature on the fuel control switches of its existing Boeing 787 aircraft found no issues, an internal communication circulated within the airline said. The switches have come under scrutiny following last month'
A preliminary report about the fatal Air India crash resurfaced a 2018 Federal Aviation Administration notice about Boeing's engine fuel control switches.
The Federation of Indian Pilots said that the report lacks comprehensive data and relies on cockpit recordings, “suggesting pilot error” and “questioning the professional competence” of the crew
International airlines from South Korea and India are preparing to inspect its Boeing fleets following findings from the Air India crash investigation.
The crash deals a fresh blow to the beleaguered U.S. plane maker, which has been mired by safety and production issues in recent years.
Hosted on MSN2d
Fuel valve warnings ignored? UK Aviation Authority flagged Boeing 787 weeks before crashJust four weeks before the deadly Air India AI171 crash, the UK's Civil Aviation Authority flagged the fuel shutoff valve on Boeing aircraft—including the 787 Dreamliner that went down. Donald Trump's approval rating plummets to new low Rick Springfield ...
AAIB on Saturday released its preliminary report on the crash of Air India's Boeing 787-8 plane that killed 260 people, including 241 people onboard.
A US based aviation attorney told FinancialExpress.com that a TCMA failure could be the cause behind the Boeing 787 crash. The London-bound Air India flight AI 171 crashed in Ahmedabad moments after take-off on June 12.