‘No Issues’ in Locking Mechanism of Fuel Control Switches in Boeing Fleet: Air India

A Boeing 787 jetliner crashed last month, killing hundreds of people, after it fell from the sky shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport in western India.
‘No Issues’ in Locking Mechanism of Fuel Control Switches in Boeing Fleet: Air India
The crashed Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, in Ahmedabad, India, on June 13, 2025. Adnan Abidi/Reuters
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Air India stated on July 22 that precautionary inspections found no issues with fuel control switches on its Boeing aircraft following last month’s fatal air disaster that killed 260 people.
The announcement follows a preliminary report into the incident, released last week, that stated that the switches in an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner shifted and flipped within seconds, starving both engines of fuel, shortly after taking off.
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