Investigators suspect software or electrical issues may have caused un-commanded fuel switch actions before the June 12 Air India crash. Prior system warnings and sensor faults are under scrutiny to determine if these triggered engine failure.

Wall Street Journal report citing US officials suggested that it was the Captain of the AI171 flight who turned off the fuel control switches.

A family friend of the chief pilot of the ill-fated Air India plane that crashed on June 12 has opened up about how he acted and his dealings with people.

Air India Tuesday said it is gradually bringing back parts of its international schedule that it had cut after the AI 171 crash.

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The preliminary findings into the tragic crash of Air India flight AI-171 have sparked concerns over a possible technical glitch that may have caused the fuel control switch to suddenly shift to the 'Cutoff' position.

Air India will partially restore some flights that were cut due to a ‘Safety Pause’ following the tragic crash of Air India flight AI171.

The announcement comes a few days after the preliminary report into the AI 171 crash came out. The accident claimed 260 lives—241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on ground.