The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have privately assured that fuel switch locks on Boeing aircraft, including the 787, are safe - despite concerns raised by last month's deadly Air ...

Until the recent Ahmedabad crash, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner had maintained an impressive safety record, but it has not been free from controversy.

Fuel switch locks have come under scrutiny after a mention of a 2018 advisory from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a preliminary report into last month's crash of Air India's Boeing ...

Priyanka Chaturvedi has questioned how Air India flight 171’s crash report was leaked abroad before India’s official disclosure, calling the late-night release opaque and demanding a formal probe.

The FAA's notice, addressed to foreign civil a viation authorities on July 11, followed a preliminary investigation report on the AI171 crash, involving a Boeing 787-8, in which over 275 people were ...

The DGCA is expected to advise airlines using Boeing 787s to inspect the locking mechanism of fuel control switches, in the ...

There have been claims that the pilot suffered from mental health problems, which is a new line of enquiry for those seeking ...

Etihad Airways has directed pilots to handle Boeing 787 fuel switches with caution, following the US aviation safety ...

South Korea mandates inspections of Boeing fuel switches after an Air India crash killed 260. Citing a 2018 FAA advisory, the government aims to ensure the safety of these components. However, Boeing ...

Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson said that the AAIB preliminary report on the AI-171 has not found ’mechanical issues’ ...

In an internal note, AI CEO Campbell Wilson said AAIB probe over the AI171 crash is not yet over and urged everyone not to draw premature conclusions ...

Air India changed Throttle Control Module in 2019 & 2023 per Boeing's directive; fuel switch issue under investigation.