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Aviation Watchdog Orders Fuel Switch Locking System Checks On Boeing Jets
Domestic airlines operating Boeing jets have been instructed to conduct checks on fuel control switches that regulate fuel supply to the engines on those planes.
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Air India Crash Initial Report Found No Mechanical Or Maintenance Issues: CEO
A month after India witnessed one of its worst air crashes in decades, Air India CEOCampbell Wilson pointed out that the preliminary report on the AI171 crash found no mechanical or maintenance issue with the doomed aircraft or its engines.
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Air India Plane Crash Victims' Families Left With More Questions After Report
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau released a preliminary report on its probe into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, Friday night. 241 people onboard the aircraft were killed, with only one survivor.
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"Was Advisory, Not Mandatory": Air India On US Report On Fuel Control Switch
Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the "run" to the "cutoff" position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said early Saturday.
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NDTV Decodes: Engines Shut, Fuel Cut Off - Inside Doomed Air India Flight
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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"Continue To Support Probe": Boeing Statement Follows Air India Crash Report
Boeing continues to support the investigation and our customer, the planemaker said early Saturday, hours after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) published a preliminary report on the deadly Air India crash in Ahmedabad.
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Who Were Two Pilots Who Flew Air India Jet That Crashed
Investigators probing a deadly Air India crash said in a preliminary report that the aircraft's engine fuel switches were flipped to an off position briefly, leading to confusion in the cockpit and putting focus on the pilots flying the Boeing 787.
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The World's 8 Best Plane-Spotting Hotspots
If you love the rumble of jet engines and the thrill of seeing aircraft up close, plan your next trip around one of these legendary plane-spotting spots.
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Man Dies After Getting Sucked Into Plane Engine At Milan Airport
A man was sucked into an aircraft engine on the taxiway at Milan Bergamo Airport in Italy on Tuesday morning.
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Bees Delay Surat-Jaipur IndiGo Flight. Fliers Wait As Fire Engine Called In
In a bizarre incident, an IndiGo flight from Surat to Jaipur was delayed by over an hour as a swarm of bees sat near the aircraft's open luggage door
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How Stranded F-35B Jet Will Be Dismantled And Why It's A Big Headache
The UK is considering taking home the grounded Royal Navy F-35B from Kerala in a transport aircraft, the C-17 Globemaster. Field repair attempts have been unsuccessful so far. The F-35B made an unscheduled landing in Thiruvananthapuram 19 days ago.
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Pilots Recreated AI-171's Final Moments On Simulator. What They Found
The pilots attempted to simulate electrical failures that could cause a dual-engine flame-out, resulting in an inability of the aircraft to climb post takeoff.
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"Engineering Issues": UK High Commission On F-35 Jet Stuck In Kerala
The British High Commission in Bengaluru has responded to a question from NDTV about the plane's status, and also issued a statement on the F-35B fighter jet groudned in Kerala.
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France's Safran To Set Up Maintenance Centre In Hyderabad For M88 Jet Engines For Rafale
France-based Safran Aerospace on Tuesday announced plans to establish a new entity-Safran Aircraft Engine Services India-in Hyderabad, which will focus on the maintenance and overhaul of Rafale fighter jet engines, specifically the M88 engines.
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How Indian-Origin Engineer, Who Worked On B-2 Stealth Bombers, Spied For China
The B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, the world's most advanced aircraft, were used by the US in its Operation Midnight Hammer on Sunday to dismantle Iran's nuclear facilities amid Israeli claims that Tehran was on the verge of acquiring a nuclear weapon.
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Aviation Watchdog Orders Fuel Switch Locking System Checks On Boeing Jets
Domestic airlines operating Boeing jets have been instructed to conduct checks on fuel control switches that regulate fuel supply to the engines on those planes.
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Air India Crash Initial Report Found No Mechanical Or Maintenance Issues: CEO
A month after India witnessed one of its worst air crashes in decades, Air India CEOCampbell Wilson pointed out that the preliminary report on the AI171 crash found no mechanical or maintenance issue with the doomed aircraft or its engines.
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Air India Plane Crash Victims' Families Left With More Questions After Report
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau released a preliminary report on its probe into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, Friday night. 241 people onboard the aircraft were killed, with only one survivor.
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"Was Advisory, Not Mandatory": Air India On US Report On Fuel Control Switch
Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the "run" to the "cutoff" position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said early Saturday.
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NDTV Decodes: Engines Shut, Fuel Cut Off - Inside Doomed Air India Flight
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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"Continue To Support Probe": Boeing Statement Follows Air India Crash Report
Boeing continues to support the investigation and our customer, the planemaker said early Saturday, hours after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) published a preliminary report on the deadly Air India crash in Ahmedabad.
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Who Were Two Pilots Who Flew Air India Jet That Crashed
Investigators probing a deadly Air India crash said in a preliminary report that the aircraft's engine fuel switches were flipped to an off position briefly, leading to confusion in the cockpit and putting focus on the pilots flying the Boeing 787.
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The World's 8 Best Plane-Spotting Hotspots
If you love the rumble of jet engines and the thrill of seeing aircraft up close, plan your next trip around one of these legendary plane-spotting spots.
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Man Dies After Getting Sucked Into Plane Engine At Milan Airport
A man was sucked into an aircraft engine on the taxiway at Milan Bergamo Airport in Italy on Tuesday morning.
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Bees Delay Surat-Jaipur IndiGo Flight. Fliers Wait As Fire Engine Called In
In a bizarre incident, an IndiGo flight from Surat to Jaipur was delayed by over an hour as a swarm of bees sat near the aircraft's open luggage door
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How Stranded F-35B Jet Will Be Dismantled And Why It's A Big Headache
The UK is considering taking home the grounded Royal Navy F-35B from Kerala in a transport aircraft, the C-17 Globemaster. Field repair attempts have been unsuccessful so far. The F-35B made an unscheduled landing in Thiruvananthapuram 19 days ago.
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Pilots Recreated AI-171's Final Moments On Simulator. What They Found
The pilots attempted to simulate electrical failures that could cause a dual-engine flame-out, resulting in an inability of the aircraft to climb post takeoff.
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"Engineering Issues": UK High Commission On F-35 Jet Stuck In Kerala
The British High Commission in Bengaluru has responded to a question from NDTV about the plane's status, and also issued a statement on the F-35B fighter jet groudned in Kerala.
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France's Safran To Set Up Maintenance Centre In Hyderabad For M88 Jet Engines For Rafale
France-based Safran Aerospace on Tuesday announced plans to establish a new entity-Safran Aircraft Engine Services India-in Hyderabad, which will focus on the maintenance and overhaul of Rafale fighter jet engines, specifically the M88 engines.
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How Indian-Origin Engineer, Who Worked On B-2 Stealth Bombers, Spied For China
The B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, the world's most advanced aircraft, were used by the US in its Operation Midnight Hammer on Sunday to dismantle Iran's nuclear facilities amid Israeli claims that Tehran was on the verge of acquiring a nuclear weapon.
