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Air India Tuesday said it is gradually bringing back parts of its international schedule that it had cut after the AI 171 crash.
Apparent gaps in AAIB’s preliminary report means that while a key factor in the disaster—cutting of the fuel supply—has been confirmed, not much else has. FAA’s insistence that the accident does not change its evaluation of the fuel switch problems counters the only switch-related technical issue discussed in the report.
Preliminary report reveals 'fundamental reason' why jet crashed, but questions remain about whether it was 'deliberate, accidental or if a technical fault was responsible'
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ABP News on MSNAir India Begins Phased Return To Full Schedule As Safety Checks Ease Post AI171 TragedyAir India has announced a phased resumption of its international flight schedule following the “Safety Pause” imposed after the tragic crash of flight AI171 on June 12. The carrier said precautionary measures—undertaken to allow additional safety checks on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet and to manage extended flight times due to airspace restrictions over Pakistan and the Middle East—will be scaled back from August.
Gatwick flights, shifting them to Heathrow and adjusting several international routes from August 1 amid safety reviews following the AI171 crash.
FEARS are mounting that the doomed Air India flight was a pilot suicide – as an aviation expert claimed there was a vanishingly small chance the fuel was cut by accident. Ex-pilot Terry
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ABP News on MSNAir India Plane Crash Victim's Kin Voice Dissatisfaction With Preliminary Report, Calls For Deeper ProbeAtul Goswami, father of a victim in the Air India AI171 crash that killed 241, disputes the AAIB's preliminary report citing engine shutdowns after takeoff.
Families of victims, aviation experts, and former pilots express concern over AI171 crash preliminary report, urging transparency, deeper technical scrutiny, and accountability as speculation surrounds fuel cut-off,