Should Changing Switches Have Been A Must? What Top Expert Said On Air India Crash

An advisory had been issued by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) in 2018 about fuel cutoff switches moving without any force after they get worn out and, in hindsight, it would have been better if changing them would have been made mandatory, a former director general of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has said.

Speaking to NDTV on Saturday, Group Captain Aurobindo Handa (retired), former Director General of the AAIB, also said that he was with the Air Force where no chances are taken on ejection seats and engines and, going by that, "a better application of mind" should have taken place.