NEW DELHI: India on Monday ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models, while South Korea said it would order a similar measure, as scrutiny intensified of fuel switch locks ...

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Just a month before an Air India Boeing 787-8 crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had raised red flags about a potential safety issue involving the ...

Recent data reveals sixty-five in-flight engine shutdowns in India over five years. Eleven Mayday calls occurred in the last seventeen months. Fuel issues and mechanical failures are primary causes.

The notice dated May 15 asked airlines to check if the fuel shutoff valve required replacement. The notice mentioned that the ...

The move comes days after preliminary probe report into Air India’s crash found that the switches were cut off before the ...

Other airlines have also been carrying out checks on the switches, which have been a key focus of the probe. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

DGCA's decisions came over a month after the deadly aviation disaster in Ahmedabad on June 12, which killed over 240 people.

The FAA directive specifically called attention to fuel shutoff valve actuators, raising them as a possible safety hazard.

Fuel switches of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner have come under scrutiny after a preliminary crash report raised questions about ...

The matter came to the fore after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) of India noted in its preliminary report ...

South Korea is set to order airlines to inspect fuel switch locking systems on Boeing aircraft following the deadly Air India Boeing 787 crash.