The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have privately assured that fuel switch locks on Boeing aircraft, including the 787, are safe - despite concerns raised by last month's deadly Air ...

While Boeing has claimed that the fuel switch locks are safe, a stance supported by a new FAA notification, the move by ...

US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing have since issued internal notifications stating that the fuel switch ...

Etihad Airways has directed pilots to handle Boeing 787 fuel switches with caution, following the US aviation safety ...

Fuel switch locks have come under scrutiny after a preliminary report into the Air India plane crash. Read more at ...

The FAA's notice, addressed to foreign civil a viation authorities on July 11, followed a preliminary investigation report on the AI171 crash, involving a Boeing 787-8, in which over 275 people were ...

The Etihad bulletin dated July 12 instructed pilots to “exercise caution when operating the fuel control switches or any ...

The development comes right after the release of the preliminary report which analysed the possible causes of the Air India flight crash.

The directive comes after a probe report on the Air India plane crash said that both fuel switches flipped from 'RUN' to the 'CUTOFF' shortly after take-off.

There have been claims that the pilot suffered from mental health problems, which is a new line of enquiry for those seeking ...

Air India replaces throttle control module of crashed Dreamliner after AAIB report flagged fuel switch issues; TCM was ...

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has urged restraint after the AAIB's preliminary crash report found no mechanical fault or ...