Triggered by findings from the Air India Flight 171 crash, the directive covers all Indian-registered Boeing 787s and select ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), back in 2018, had flagged the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch ...

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

DGCA directs airlines to inspect Boeing fuel control switches following Air India Flight 171 crash, raising safety concerns.

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

India’s aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has issued a strict directive to all Indian airlines operating select Boeing aircraft, asking them to inspect the fuel ...

The move comes in the wake of the initial probe report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the June ...

DGCA's directives have come two days after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau issued the preliminary report on AI-171 crash on 12 June soon after taking off from Ahmedabad for London, killing ...

Following preliminary findings in the Air India Flight 171 crash, the DGCA has directed airlines to inspect Boeing aircraft ...

The DGCA mandates airlines to inspect fuel switch systems on Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft following an Air India crash. This ...

Following the AAIB report indicating potential fuel switch issues in the Air India crash, DGCA instructs airlines to inspect ...

Several airline operators have already initiated inspections in line with SAIB NM-18-33. Indian operators yet to comply have ...