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Report does not mention it was pilot error: Pilot Federation President on AI-171 crash report
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) President CS Randhawa on Thursday condemned a media report that claimed that the ...
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Pilots Federation Slams Report Blaming Pilot for AI 171 Crash
Captain Randhawa clarified that the AAIB preliminary report made no mention of the pilots manually turning off the fuel ...
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Air India crash: Why US aviation expert rejects reports of AI 171 pilot Sumeet Sabharwal cutting off fuel supply | FE Exclusive
A US aviation attorney told FinancialExpress.com that there is “no evidence” that suggests that a pilot deliberately took ...
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AI 171 Crash Probe Focuses on Actions of Plane's Captain
The two pilots involved were Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kunder, who had total flying experience of ...
‘Reckless’: Pilot unions furious over 'insinuations of suicide' or error in AI 171 crash
Pilot unions in India are strongly pushing back against ‘insinuations of suicide’ or that pilot error and deliberate action ...
AI 171 crash: Pilot associations furious over insinuations against pilots of ill-fated aircraft following initial probe report
The preliminary probe report, which was released early Saturday, has led to speculation in certain quarters about pilot ...
Was pilot action to blame for Air India Ahmedabad crash? Here’s what we know so far
The AAIB’s preliminary report says fuel to the engines was cut off before crash, and one pilot asks the other ‘why did he ...
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AI 171 crash: ‘Boeing 787 experienced fuel switch cut-off in 2019 too,’ says US aviation expert; ‘Japan pilots never touched it’
A US-based aviation attorney exclusively told FinancialExpress.com that in 2019, a Boeing 787 aircraft experienced a fuel ...
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ICPA backs actions by AI-171 crew
The Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA) on Sunday said the crew of the AI 171 flight that crashed last month acted ...
Did the plane cut its own fuel? Investigators dig into system failures in Air India AI-171 crash: Report
Investigators are looking into whether electrical or software failures led to a sudden fuel shutdown moments after take-off.
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AI 171 Crash: No Pilot Error, Focus Should Be On Engine Shutdown, Says Captain CS Randhawa | Profit Exclusive
Captain Randhawa emphasised that the fuel control switches are physically guarded and spring-loaded, making it impossible for ...
AI-171 Crash | Boeing Pilot Asks: Did Someone Cut Off the Fuel Control Switch? Technical Process Indicates Manual Intervention Needed
Boeing Pilot Captain C S Randhawa questions if someone manually cut off the fuel control switch in the Air India AI-171 crash. The technical process, he explains, requires human intervention, ...