A year after the Air India Flight AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad, pilots challenge the official report, citing simulator tests that reveal a possible catastrophic electrical failure, questioning the pilot ...
Writes to US, UK authorities that its expert simulation indicates RAT power deployment on AI 171 Ahmedabad-Gatwick flight “was not caused by alleged pilot induced fuel system changes” ...
FIP requests Boeing 787 simulator tests to investigate factors related to the AI171 plane crash that killed 260 people.
Preliminary findings released by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) showed that both engine fuel-control switches moved from “RUN” to “CUTOFF” just seconds after liftoff ...
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Sunday sought B787 simulator tests to verify the relationship between RAT deployment and fuel control switch movement i ...
Fresh simulator tests by the Federation of Indian Pilots challenge the AAIB's interpretation of the Air India 171 crash. The findings suggest the fuel switches remained in RUN during the flight's ...