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India Orders Urgent Boeing Inspections After Fatal Crash

7/16/2025

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India's aviation regulator has ordered urgent inspections of fuel control switches on Boeing 787 Dreamliners and certain 737 models following a tragic Air India crash that claimed 260 lives. Investigators discovered the switches had been turned off, halting fuel flow to both engines, sparking fears of human error despite no mechanical faults being identified.

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India's aviation regulator has ordered urgent inspections of fuel control switches on Boeing 787 Dreamliners and certain 737 models following a tragic Air India crash that claimed 260 lives. Investigators discovered the switches had been turned off, halting fuel flow to both engines, sparking fears of human error despite no mechanical faults being identified.