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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.
India on Monday directed its airlines using certain Boeing aircraft, like the B737s and B787 Dreamliners, to check fuel ...
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said it had noted that several aircraft operators had initiated inspection ...
DGCA's decisions came over a month after the deadly aviation disaster in Ahmedabad on June 12, which killed over 240 people.
The move comes in the wake of the initial probe report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the June ...
Recent data reveals sixty-five in-flight engine shutdowns in India over five years. Eleven Mayday calls occurred in the last seventeen months. Fuel issues and mechanical failures are primary causes.
Following preliminary findings in the Air India Flight 171 crash, the DGCA has directed airlines to inspect Boeing aircraft ...
The June 12 crash involved Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 bound for London Gatwick, which crashed shortly after take ...
Following an Air India crash, India's DGCA mandates urgent inspections of Boeing fuel control switches on several aircraft ...
Following the AAIB report indicating potential fuel switch issues in the Air India crash, DGCA instructs airlines to inspect ...