Report: Air India Investigates Senior Pilot
ources say they heard the pilot cut off fuel switches for the Boeing 787’s engines via the aircraft’s black box recording.
ources say they heard the pilot cut off fuel switches for the Boeing 787’s engines via the aircraft’s black box recording.
The FAA has said fuel control switches on Boeing aircraft, including the Dreamliner, are safe, after they were highlighted in a report on a 787 crash.
Aviation authorities are investigating after an Air India flight plunged 900 feet and received multiple critical warnings shortly after takeoff.
Air India on Sunday announced cuts to its overall narrowbody network as it works to stabilize operations in the wake of a deadly crash.
Air India is temporarily suspending some routes and reducing service on others as it carries out inspections of Boeing’s 787s and 777s in the wake of a deadly crash.
Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner likely had its emergency-power system online before crashing after takeoff last week, according to a new report.
The decision was made “so we can be with our team and focus on our customer and the investigation,” Ortberg’s message to staff stated, according to Reuters.
A lawyer representing a Boeing whistleblower is calling on the FAA to release a report on the 787 prompted by concerns her client raised in January 2024.
Tata Group, the parent company of Air India, said it will pay the equivalent of $116,868 to the family members of those killed in Thursday’s crash.
The survivor’s medical condition is not known, though India’s home minister, told reporters that he had met the man, suggesting he is conscious.