The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), back in 2018, had flagged the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch ...

To be sure, the FAA at the time recommended, but did not mandate, an inspection of the locking feature of the fuel cutoff ...

Triggered by findings from the Air India Flight 171 crash, the directive covers all Indian-registered Boeing 787s and select ...

Following a recent AI 171 crash, India has directed airlines operating Boeing 737s and 787 Dreamliners to inspect fuel ...

The FAA had first flagged concerns in December 2018 through a special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) that warned of possible disengagement of the fuel control switch locking mechanism on a ...

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) asked Indian airlines on Monday to carry out a thorough inspection of the ...

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said it had noted that several aircraft operators had initiated inspection ...

The move comes in the wake of the initial probe report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the June ...

Several airline operators have already initiated inspections in line with SAIB NM-18-33. Indian operators yet to comply have ...

DGCA directs airlines to inspect Boeing fuel control switches following Air India Flight 171 crash, raising safety concerns.

DGCA's directives have come two days after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau issued the preliminary report on AI-171 crash on 12 June soon after taking off from Ahmedabad for London, killing ...

The DGCA has mandated inspections of fuel control switches on Boeing aircraft, particularly B787 and certain B737 models, ...