Air India captain may have cut fuel to engines
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Air India will resume some international flights in August following the fatal crash of flight AI171 in Ahmedabad last month.On Tuesday (15 July), the airline announced the “partial restoration” of schedules that were reduced during a “safety pause”.
Tata Sons and Tata Trusts have jointly committed Rs 500 crore to the memorial trust, with each contributing Rs 250 crore. This fund will support ex-gratia payments, medical treatment for the injured,
The ₹500 crore contribution will include the ex-gratia payment of ₹1 crore for the deceased besides medical treatment of the victims who suffered serious injuries
Based on the cockpit voice recordings, officials believe the evidence points to the captain as the one who cut off the engines' fuel supply.
The Tata Group has launched a Rs 500-crore AI-171 Memorial and Welfare Trust for victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. This charitable trust will provide immediate and ongoing support to the victims' families,
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The investigation of the crashed Air India Dreamliner in Ahmedabad city last month is "far from over", the airline's Chief Executive Campbell Wilson said in an internal memo on Monday, adding that the airline remains open to further inquiries and cautioned against "premature conclusions".
Medical records for an Air India pilot killed in last month’s crash are reportedly now being reviewed by investigators amid reports he’d been suffering from depression and other mental
Indian aviation expert dismissed claims made in the Wall Street Journal report on the Air India Al171 crash regarding the chances of the flight commander switching off the fuel controls while the official preliminary report by the Indian aircraft accident body only contains a short pilot denial and lacks the full cockpit voice recorder transcript.