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"No Issues": Air India Re-Inspects Fuel Control Switch Across Boeing Dreamliners
- Thursday February 5, 2026
- World News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by Srishti Kapoor
The Fuel Control Switches across all operational Boeing 787 aircraft in the Air India fleet were found to have no issues, the carrier said.
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On Grounded Dreamliner's Fuel Switches, Aviation Ministry Cites Air India Inspections
- Tuesday February 3, 2026
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
The Centre said that inspections of the fuel control switches on a grounded Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner have found both switches "satisfactory", following a pilot's report that a switch did not remain properly latched in the 'RUN' position.
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All B-787 Must Be Grounded, Checked For Electrical Faults: Pilots' Body Chief
- Tuesday February 3, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
President of the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), Captain CS Randhawa, on Monday called for urgent inspections of all Boeing 787 aircraft for electrical system faults, citing recurring incidents that he said compromise flight safety.
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Air India Ahmedabad Crash And Fuel Switch Controversy That Followed
- Monday February 2, 2026
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating flight AI132 from London to Bengaluru was grounded after a pilot reported that the left engine's fuel control switch failed to remain in the "RUN" position during engine start-up, twice moving to "CUTOFF
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Ex-Air Force Pilot Explains The A320 Glitch In Real-Time Simulator Demo
- Sunday November 30, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Retired pilot Ehsan Khalid walked through the exact sequence of faults that triggered Airbus's global grounding of thousands of A320-family aircraft.
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"At Air Shows, You Are Much Closer To Ground": Retired IAF Vice Chief On LCA Tejas Crash
- Friday November 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom
Air Marshal Anil Chopra (retired) has explained to NDTV the likely immediate steps the authorities would take as they begin to investigate the crash of an LCA Tejas in an airshow in Dubai today.
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Explained: Negative G Manoeuvre That Tejas Pilot Performed Before Crash
- Friday November 21, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
An LCA Tejas fighter jet that crashed during an air show in Dubai was executing a negative G turn before it slammed the ground, aviation experts who saw visuals of the manoeuvre have said based on their initial assessment.
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"Ground All Boeing 787 Planes", Says Pilots' Body. Air India Responds
- Friday October 10, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Vishnu Som
Pilots have called for the 'grounding of all Boeing 787 planes' based on reports of malfunctioning electronics on AI-117 while landing in Birmingham on October 4, and AI-154, a Vienna-Delhi service diverted to Dubai on October 9 after systems failed.
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Air India Flight Returns To Delhi After 'Fire Indication' In Engine, Aircraft Grounded For Inspection
- Sunday August 31, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
An Indore-bound Air India plane made an emergency landing in the national capital on Sunday after being airborne for over 30 minutes as the pilot received a "fire indication" in the right engine of the aircraft, according to sources.
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NDTV Decodes: Engines Shut, Fuel Cut Off - Inside Doomed Air India Flight
- Saturday July 12, 2025
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
Air India Crash: According to data extracted from the aircraft's Enhanced Airborne Flight Recorder (EAFR), commonly referred to as the black box, Flight 171 carried out a routine takeoff.
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www.ndtv.com
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"No Issues": Air India Re-Inspects Fuel Control Switch Across Boeing Dreamliners
- Thursday February 5, 2026
- World News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by Srishti Kapoor
The Fuel Control Switches across all operational Boeing 787 aircraft in the Air India fleet were found to have no issues, the carrier said.
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www.ndtv.com
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On Grounded Dreamliner's Fuel Switches, Aviation Ministry Cites Air India Inspections
- Tuesday February 3, 2026
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
The Centre said that inspections of the fuel control switches on a grounded Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner have found both switches "satisfactory", following a pilot's report that a switch did not remain properly latched in the 'RUN' position.
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www.ndtv.com
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All B-787 Must Be Grounded, Checked For Electrical Faults: Pilots' Body Chief
- Tuesday February 3, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
President of the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), Captain CS Randhawa, on Monday called for urgent inspections of all Boeing 787 aircraft for electrical system faults, citing recurring incidents that he said compromise flight safety.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air India Ahmedabad Crash And Fuel Switch Controversy That Followed
- Monday February 2, 2026
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating flight AI132 from London to Bengaluru was grounded after a pilot reported that the left engine's fuel control switch failed to remain in the "RUN" position during engine start-up, twice moving to "CUTOFF
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www.ndtv.com
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Ex-Air Force Pilot Explains The A320 Glitch In Real-Time Simulator Demo
- Sunday November 30, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Retired pilot Ehsan Khalid walked through the exact sequence of faults that triggered Airbus's global grounding of thousands of A320-family aircraft.
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www.ndtv.com
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"At Air Shows, You Are Much Closer To Ground": Retired IAF Vice Chief On LCA Tejas Crash
- Friday November 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom
Air Marshal Anil Chopra (retired) has explained to NDTV the likely immediate steps the authorities would take as they begin to investigate the crash of an LCA Tejas in an airshow in Dubai today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Explained: Negative G Manoeuvre That Tejas Pilot Performed Before Crash
- Friday November 21, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
An LCA Tejas fighter jet that crashed during an air show in Dubai was executing a negative G turn before it slammed the ground, aviation experts who saw visuals of the manoeuvre have said based on their initial assessment.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Ground All Boeing 787 Planes", Says Pilots' Body. Air India Responds
- Friday October 10, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Vishnu Som
Pilots have called for the 'grounding of all Boeing 787 planes' based on reports of malfunctioning electronics on AI-117 while landing in Birmingham on October 4, and AI-154, a Vienna-Delhi service diverted to Dubai on October 9 after systems failed.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air India Flight Returns To Delhi After 'Fire Indication' In Engine, Aircraft Grounded For Inspection
- Sunday August 31, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
An Indore-bound Air India plane made an emergency landing in the national capital on Sunday after being airborne for over 30 minutes as the pilot received a "fire indication" in the right engine of the aircraft, according to sources.
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www.ndtv.com
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NDTV Decodes: Engines Shut, Fuel Cut Off - Inside Doomed Air India Flight
- Saturday July 12, 2025
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
Air India Crash: According to data extracted from the aircraft's Enhanced Airborne Flight Recorder (EAFR), commonly referred to as the black box, Flight 171 carried out a routine takeoff.
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www.ndtv.com