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Explainer: What are the fuel switches at the centre of the Air India crash probe?

A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month supports the view that ...

What are fuel switches and why do they matter in the Air India crash?

The first clues from the investigation into the London Gatwick-bound Air India plane that crashed in India’s Ahmedabad last month, killing 260 people, reveal that the aircraft’s engine fuel cutoff ...

Air India crash report: Fuel switches 'cut off' mid-air - What they are and why they matter

A preliminary report on the Air India crash reveals a shocking discovery: both engines lost power seconds after takeoff due to fuel control switches being briefly turned to 'CUTOFF'. The cockpit voice ...