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Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Crash: 6 Months Later, Investigation Still Raises Questions About Fuel Switch Malfunction
Dec 12, 2025 01:09 pm CST
Six months after an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed killing 260 people, the investigation remains inconclusive. The preliminary report indicates the fuel supply switches were turned off after takeoff, but whether this resulted from pilot error or technical malfunction is disputed. Tensions between pilots, victims' families, the airline, and Boeing continue as experts question the investigation's focus on the deceased pilots rather than potential technical failures.
Air France Flight 447 Disaster: New Trial Begins 16 Years After Fatal Atlantic Crash
Sep 29, 2025 10:52 am CST
A French appeals court reopens the case against Airbus and Air France regarding the 2009 crash of Flight AF447 that killed 228 people. The new trial revisits questions of corporate negligence, sensor malfunctions, and pilot training after both companies were previously acquitted of manslaughter charges.
Pilots' Body Cites Bias In Air India Crash Report, Demands Judicial Probe
Sep 24, 2025 04:49 pm CST
The Federation of Indian Pilots has formally urged the Civil Aviation Ministry to constitute a 'Court of Inquiry', headed by a retired Supreme Court judge into the June 12 crash of Air India Flight AI 171.
"Unfortunate": Supreme Court On Pilot's "Fuel Cut-Off" Mention In Air India Crash Report
Sep 22, 2025 03:30 pm CST
"Unfortunate": Supreme Court On Pilot's "Fuel Cut-Off" Mention In Air India Crash Report
'Findings Tarnished Name, Need Fresh Probe': Air India Crash Pilot's Father
Sep 17, 2025 09:58 pm CST
The father of a pilot flying the Boeing Dreamliner that crashed less than a minute after take-off from Ahmedabad, has sought a proper investigation into the tragedy.