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The preliminary report points to a catastrophic event where the aircraft’s fuel control switches were deliberately turned off, fatally disabling both engines shortly after takeoff.
Air India (AI) has completed precautionary inspections on the fuel control switches of its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner fleet, with no issues detected.
Air India (AI) has announced the phased reinstatement of several international routes following the “Safety Pause” that began after the tragic AI171 incident on 12 June 2025.
Singapore Airlines (SQ), has confirmed that all fuel switches on its Boeing 787 aircraft, as well as those of its subsidiary Scoot (TR), are functioning normally and meet regulatory standards.
Air India (AI) replaced the Throttle Control Module (TCM) of its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner twice—in 2019 and 2023—as part of a scheduled maintenance directive issued by Boeing in 2019.
A tragic incident involving Air India (AI) Flight 171 has led to intense scrutiny over cockpit control reliability after both engine fuel control switches unexpectedly moved to “CUTOFF” shortly after takeoff from Mumbai Airport (BOM), resulting in a dual engine failure.
Sanjay Kumar Singh is leading the investigation into the deadly crash of Air India (AI) Flight 171 (AI 171) at Ahmedabad Airport (AMD), which claimed 274 lives.
Air India (AI) Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route from Ahmedabad (AMD) to London Gatwick (LGW), crashed shortly after takeoff on 12 June 2025.
Air India (AI), will officially suspend all operations at London Gatwick Airport (LGW) starting August 2025.