Air India, AI171 and Ahmedabad
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Asianet Newsable on MSNAI171 crash probe: What led to Mayday call? A timeline of Air India plane's final momentsA month after Air India plane crashed in Gujarat, preliminary report on the causes has been released. On June 12, an Air India Boeing 787-8, flying from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, crashed just seconds after takeoff.
AAIB's preliminary report reveals both fuel switches on AI171 moved to cutoff seconds after takeoff, causing loss of thrust and cockpit confusion
On June 12, the London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner began to lose thrust almost immediately after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport and ploughed into a medical college hostel, killing all but one of the 242 onboard and another 19 on ground in the deadliest aviation accident in a decade.
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The Western media’s coverage of the preliminary Air India crash report has, as usual, been a disgrace, said BJP leader Amit Malviya
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Preliminary report reveals crucial details about the aircraft’s configuration and control inputs during the final moments of the flight, based on EAFR data and post-impact inspection.
Did Air India co-pilot Clive Kundar deliberately cause the fatal crash of flight AI171? Social media users are speculating suicide after chilling cockpit audio emerges in the preliminary report.