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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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Exclusive: How Air India Express Pilots Handled Mid-Air Scare Over Trichy
- Saturday October 12, 2024
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som
A report of hydraulic failure from a Tiruchirappalli-Sharjah Air India Express flight and its subsequent holding pattern may have caused panic on the ground, but things were always under control inside the cockpit, senior sources told NDTV.
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Air India Grounds 2 Pilots For Inviting Female Friend In Cockpit, 2nd Such Case
- Tuesday June 13, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Over a month after an Air India pilot was grounded for inviting his female friend into the cockpit, the airline has now initiated action against two pilots for inviting a woman into the cockpit of a Delhi-Leh flight last week.
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Air India Grounds 2 Pilots After Severe Turbulence On Delhi-Sydney Flight
- Thursday May 25, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Air India has derostered two pilots who operated the Delhi-Sydney flight that had encountered severe turbulence, leaving at least seven passengers with a minor sprain earlier this month.
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Air India Pilot, Entire Crew Grounded For Allowing Friend Into Cockpit
- Wednesday April 26, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nearly two months after an Air India pilot allowed a female friend into the cockpit during a Dubai-Delhi flight, aviation watchdog DGCA has directed the airline to deroster the entire crew till investigations are complete.
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Air India Pilot, Crew Grounded Over Man Urinating On Co-Passenger
- Saturday January 7, 2023
- India News | Reported by Parimal Kumar, Edited by Akhil Kumar
Air India Case: Air India today grounded and issued show cause notices to four cabin crew members, and one of the two pilots, from the controversial Air India flight in which Mumbai man Shankar Mishra urinated on an elderly woman while drunk.
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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
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Exclusive: How Air India Express Pilots Handled Mid-Air Scare Over Trichy
- Saturday October 12, 2024
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som
A report of hydraulic failure from a Tiruchirappalli-Sharjah Air India Express flight and its subsequent holding pattern may have caused panic on the ground, but things were always under control inside the cockpit, senior sources told NDTV.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air India Grounds 2 Pilots For Inviting Female Friend In Cockpit, 2nd Such Case
- Tuesday June 13, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Over a month after an Air India pilot was grounded for inviting his female friend into the cockpit, the airline has now initiated action against two pilots for inviting a woman into the cockpit of a Delhi-Leh flight last week.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air India Grounds 2 Pilots After Severe Turbulence On Delhi-Sydney Flight
- Thursday May 25, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Air India has derostered two pilots who operated the Delhi-Sydney flight that had encountered severe turbulence, leaving at least seven passengers with a minor sprain earlier this month.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air India Pilot, Entire Crew Grounded For Allowing Friend Into Cockpit
- Wednesday April 26, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nearly two months after an Air India pilot allowed a female friend into the cockpit during a Dubai-Delhi flight, aviation watchdog DGCA has directed the airline to deroster the entire crew till investigations are complete.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air India Pilot, Crew Grounded Over Man Urinating On Co-Passenger
- Saturday January 7, 2023
- India News | Reported by Parimal Kumar, Edited by Akhil Kumar
Air India Case: Air India today grounded and issued show cause notices to four cabin crew members, and one of the two pilots, from the controversial Air India flight in which Mumbai man Shankar Mishra urinated on an elderly woman while drunk.
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www.ndtv.com