India finds engine switch movement in fatal Air India crash

By Reuters
July 12, 2025

The tail of the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed is seen stuck on a building after the incident in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025. — Reuters
The tail of the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed is seen stuck on a building after the incident in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025. — Reuters

NEW DELHI: A preliminary report by Indian aviation accident investigators said on Saturday the fatal Air India crash that killed 260 people in Ahmedabad last month showed the plane engines fuel cutoff switches shifting from cutoff to run within seconds of each other.

“At this stage of investigation, there are no recommended actions to Boeing BA.N 787-8 and/or GE GE.N GEnx-1B engine operators and manufacturers” India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau said.

The agency, an office under India’s civil aviation ministry, is leading the probe into the world’s deadliest aviation accident in a decade.