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The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's preliminary report on the Air India crash reveals crucial insights, praised by IATA. The report, delivered on time, details the accident's causes, notably a simultaneous fuel switch cutoff leading to confusion.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) preliminary report on the Air India plane crash contains more information than most people were expecting, which is helpful, global airlines' grouping IATA on Wednesday. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is a grouping of around 340 airlines, including Air India.
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Legit.ng on MSNAir India: Man Who Lost 4 Family Members in Plane Crash Reacts to Investigation, Seeks More AnswersImtyaz Ali, an Indian man who lost 4 family members in the Air India plane crash, said he was disappointed in the investigation report. He mentioned why.
An Air India executive is still urging its staff not to jump to any conclusions as the investigation into the crash that killed 260 people last month continues. A preliminary report into the June crash found that the plane's fuel control switches had been flipped off one by one.
The AAIB’s 15-page report stated that the two engine fuel control switches onboard transitioned from ‘RUN’ to ‘CUTOFF’ position, moments after lift-off. What is the AAIB?
FEARS are mounting that the doomed Air India flight was a pilot suicide – as an aviation expert claimed there was a vanishingly small chance the fuel was cut by accident. Ex-pilot Terry