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"No mechanical or maintenance issues found," says Air India CEO on AI-171
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has urged calm and focus following the release of the preliminary investigation report into the AI171 accident, emphasising that the report found no mechanical or maintenance issues with the aircraft involved in the June 12 tragedy.
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"Fuel switches moved without input, points to possible glitch": Federation
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
President of the Federation of Indian Pilots, Charanvir Singh Randhawa raised serious concerns over the preliminary investigation report released by the AAIB, regarding the Air India plane crash on June 12. He questioned the absence of clarity on key cockpit decisions and pointed to possible
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"Not satisfied": AI171 crash victim's father demands deeper probe, stricte
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The father of Sanket Goswami, a 19-year-old student who died in last month's Air India AI171 crash, stated that he was "not satisfied" with the preliminary investigation report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), and requested the government to conduct a "thorou
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Former pilot points to chip malfunction, not pilot error in initial report
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau following the fatal crash of Air India flight AI171 indicated a chip malfunction as a cause of the crash, a former pilot told Reuters on Saturday.
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Vijay Rupani's son Rushabh remembers his father, thanks PM Modi, Amit Shah
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rushabh Rupani, son of former Gujarat Chief Minister late Vijay Rupani, expressed deep gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for their unwavering support following the tragic Air India plane crash on June 12, which claimed his father's life.
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"No stone should be left unturned,": Aviation safety firm's CEO on AI 171'
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Martin said that one should wait for the full report to come out, but questioned certain aspects of the preliminary report which suggested pilot error, saying that it is "highly unlikely that any pilot, especially during take-off would want to meddle or fiddle around with switches behind the
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"Action will be taken against those found responsible": Union Minister Pra
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Reacting to the preliminary findings of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav on Saturday expressed serious concern over the Air India AI171 plane accident at Ahmedabad airport, calling it a worrying incident for the entire country. He said the
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"Have certain questions to ask...": Kin of AI-171 plane crash victim as AA
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Friday released the preliminary report of the AI-171 plane crash. Yashpal Singh Vansdiya, who lost both his parents in the accident, has questioned the "government and investigation agencies".
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"Commendable job": Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu hails AAIB for prelimina
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday hailed the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for conducting a "transparent and professional" investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash.
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"We should not arrive at any conclusion": MoS Civil Aviation on AAIB's pre
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Saturday urged not to draw conclusions based on the preliminary report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the Air India flight AI171 crash.
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"Fault within aircraft that jet fuel switch turned off automatically": Civ
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Civil aviation expert Sanat Kaul stated on Saturday that the AAIB's preliminary report on the AI 171 crash indicates a manufacturing defect as the likely cause of the incident that killed 260 people, including 229 passengers, 12 crew members, and 19 people on the ground.
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One pilot asked the other about fuel cutoff seconds before crash, says pre
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A preliminary investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash has revealed that just seconds before the aircraft lost power and went down near Ahmedabad airport, one pilot asked the other why he had cut off fuel to the engines, an action the second pilot reportedly denied, saying, "di
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