India on Monday ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models, while South Korea said it would order a similar measure, as scrutiny intensified of fuel switch locks at the ...

South Korea is set to order airlines to inspect fuel switch locking systems on Boeing aircraft following the deadly Air India Boeing 787 crash.

Fuel switch locks have come under the scanner after a 2018 advisory from the FAA figured in the Aircraft Accident ...

Which Airlines are Ordering Fuel Switch Checks and Why? Etihad, Southe Korea, India exercise caution around Boeing 787 fuel switches ...

A preliminary investigation into the crash of an Air India passenger jet last month that killed 260 people raises additional questions about the incident, and the investigation is far from over, Air ...

India’s aviation regulator has ordered airlines to inspect fuel switch locks on Boeing aircraft after a report on the Air India Flight 171 crash showed both engines lost fuel seconds after takeoff.

These switches cannot be accidentally or gently moved by pilots operating a flight. The fuel cutoff switches are spring-loaded to remain firmly in place. They operate in two modes — “CUTOFF” and “RUN” ...

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said it had noted that several aircraft operators had initiated inspection ...

To be sure, the FAA at the time recommended, but did not mandate, an inspection of the locking feature of the fuel cutoff ...

India and South Korea have ordered airlines to inspect fuel switch locks on Boeing planes following a preliminary report on ...

THE country is preparing to order all airlines that operate Boeing jets to examine fuel switches in the focus of an investigation of a deadly Air India crash that killed 260 people.

SEOUL: South Korea is preparing to order all airlines in the country that operate Boeing jets to examine fuel switches in the ...