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Fuel Cutoff Mystery: Air India Crash Sparks Global Concern

A preliminary investigation into the tragic crash of Air India Flight AI171 has revealed that both engine fuel cutoff switches were flipped just seconds after takeoff, starving the aircraft of power and leading to its fatal descent. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, en route from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick on June 12, crashed into a residential area, killing 260 people — including 19 on the ground — and leaving only one survivor. According to India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), cockpit voice recordings captured one pilot asking the other why the fuel had been cut off. The response: “I did not do so”. The switches were flipped within one second of each other, a sequence experts say would be highly unusual and difficult to do accidentally. While both engines attempted to restart, only one regained partial thrust before the aircraft crashed. The report did not identify any mechanical faults with the aircraft or its GE engines, and no recommendations were made for Boeing or ...

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