[ad_1] Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterGetty ImagesThe closing credits of 2021's No Time To Die, the most recent film in the 007 series, ended with a familiar message: "James Bond will return."But for the last few years,…
India orders airlines to check fuel switches on…
[ad_1] India's aviation regulator has ordered the country's airlines to inspect fuel control switches in Boeing aeroplanes, after their reported involvement in a fatal Air India crash that killed 260 people in June.The Directorate General…
Air India crash: DGCA orders fuel control switch…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Monday directed Indian carriers to conduct checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft, including the B787 Dreamliner and some B737s. These aircraft are used…
Air India crash: US FAA, Boeing says ‘fuel…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing have privately issued a notification that the fuel switch locks on Boeing aircraft are safe, according to a Reuters report citing sources. The clarification…
Etihad asks pilots to exercise caution with fuel…
[ad_1] A view of Ethihad Boeing 787 passenger jet. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Abu Dhabi based Etihad has issued a directive to its pilots to “exercise caution” while operating the fuel control switches…
Interim report on Air India crash found no…
[ad_1] Wreckage of the crashed Air India Plane is lying at the Ahmedabad Airport premises in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on July 12, 2025. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The U.S. aviation safety regulator Federal Aviation…
Ahmedabad plane crash: No recommendations for Boeing, GE…
[ad_1] Ahmedabad plane crash (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The AAIB's preliminary report into the AI-171 crash has not "recommended actions to Boeing 787-8 and/or GE GEnx-1B engine operators and manufacturers" at "this stage of…
‘Advisory, not mandatory’: Did FAA flag fuel control…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The preliminary report on the Air India crash in Ahmedabad revealed that a 2018 US report had flagged the "potential for disengagement of the fuel control switch locking feature." According to the…
Ahmedabad Air India plane crash: How does the…
[ad_1] A fire officer stands next to the crashed Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft in Ahmedabad, June 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The fuel control switches on a Boeing 787-8 aircraft are critical…