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Report does not mention it was pilot error: Pilot Federation President on
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Thursday condemned a Wall Street Journal report alleging that the captain of the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad last month deliberately cut off fuel to the engines. Captain Randhawa dismissed the claims as baseless and vowed to take act
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AI-171 crash: FIP expresses dissatisfaction over exclusion of pilot repres
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) expressed "serious" concern regarding the preliminary findings and public discourse surrounding the crash of Air India flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad.
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Air India Plane Crash: International pilots' group cautions against "hasty
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The federation emphasised that preliminary reports are meant to disseminate factual data obtained during the early stages of an investigation and do not provide definitive answers.
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AI 171 crash: Pilots' association slams "reckless and unfounded insinuatio
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA) expresses its unwavering support for the flight crew of Air India flight Al 171. In the aftermath of this incident, we are deeply disturbed by speculative narratives emerging in sections of the media and public discourse, particularly the rec
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"Don't think report is ok": Aviation expert Sanat Kaul questions AI 171 cr
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Aviation expert Sanat Kaul on Sunday raised concerns over the preliminary report of the Air India 171 crash investigation, stating that it is "not ok." He emphasised the need for pilots to be included in the probe panel, as per the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) charter.
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"Not about witch hunt to blame pilots but ...": Aviation Safety consultant
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"My point is very simple. When you don't have the engines in the first place, when the engines have failed, when fuel is not going to the engine, why does the point of fuel cut-off come up? Now what they're trying to do is put the blame deliberately on the pilots and exonerate the OEM (Origi
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"Fuel switches moved without input, points to possible glitch": Federation
Updated : 8 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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CVR recording establishes that pilots didn't turn off fuel switches: Aviat
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"It is a fact-finding report, and it has put some rumours to rest. CVR recording has clearly established that the pilots did not turn off fuel switches. A technical malfunction seems more likely. We should congratulate the Civil Aviation Minister and the Indian government for deciding to con
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"Pilots did everything right": Captain Umang N Jani on AI 171's crash repo
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The pilot did everything right. It is part of the training that when engines fail, you attempt to restart them. The report also suggests that the fuel switch is in the run position. This aircraft has an FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) system in place. When you start the engine
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Premature to assume human error: Captain Prashant Dhalla on Air India cras
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"We have studied the startle effect under human factors. This can be a situation where, due to the startle effect, pilots can do things inadvertently. This is one of the possibilities, which might be a theory, that an electrical failure occurred in the aircraft. In that situation, the pilots
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"Biased towards pilot error": Pilot Association insists on fair inquiry in
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The tone and direction of the investigation suggest a bias toward pilot error. We categorically reject this presumption and insist on a fair, fact-based inquiry," the pilots' association said in a media statement.
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Himachal SDRF uses cargo drones to deliver ration, medicines in remote are
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On Thursday, SDRF drone pilots successfully delivered 15 kg of rations to a remote area of Janjehli using an unmanned aerial vehicle. This initiative is part of an ongoing effort to supply essential items such as food, medicines, and other relief materials to the flood-affected residents of
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