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‘Bias toward pilot error’: Pilots’ Association raises concerns over Air India crash report; demands transparency | India News – Times of India

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Workers prepare to hoist the tail section wreckage of Air India Flight 171, which crashed on June 12, in Ahmedabad. (NYT News Service) NEW DELHI: The Airline Pilots’ Association of India (ALPA) on Saturday raised concerns over the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report on the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, saying the…

Air India plane crash: What are the fuel control switches under scrutiny? What they do and why they matter – Times of India

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Air India plane crash: The preliminary report on the Air India Flight AI171 crash has found that both engines of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner lost power just three seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad due to a brief but sudden cutoff in fuel supply. The unexpected engine shutdown led to the accident that killed 260 people,…