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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said the fuel control switches in Boeing aeroplanes are safe, following ...
The preliminary report into the crash referred to a 2018 FAA advisory, which recommended that operators of several Boeing ...
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice to its international counterparts that fuel control switches in ...
Following the Air India Flight 171 crash, the FAA and Boeing have privately affirmed the safety of fuel switch locks on ...
The preliminary report, issued by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau on Saturday (Jul 12), showed that the crash ...
Etihad Airways has directed pilots to handle Boeing 787 fuel switches with caution, following the US aviation safety ...
Fuel control switches for the engines of an Air India flight that crashed last month were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff ...
Pilots typically operate the fuel control switches during two key phases: At engine start-up on the ground and during engine ...
A look into the role of fuel control switches in the Air India AI171 crash, detailing their function, the crash sequence, and ...
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau says both engine fuel control switches were moved to the ‘CUTOFF’ position seconds after take-off, leading to total loss of thrust ...
The FAA has said no airworthiness directive is needed for Boeing operators, stating the fuel control switch design poses no ...
Etihad Airways has advised its pilots operating Boeing 787 Dreamliners to "exercise caution" when handling the aircraft's ...