An Air India pilot has flagged a possible defect with one of the engine fuel control switches of one of the airline’s Boeing 787 aircraft, following which that specific plane has been grounded by the airline. Engine fuel control switches have been at the focus of the investigation into the fatal crash of an Air…
After an Air India pilot flagged a possible defect with an engine fuel control switch in one of the airline’s Boeing 787 aircraft, the Tata group airline has initiated a precautionary fleet-wide inspection of the fuel control switch latch on its Boeing 787s “out of abundance of caution”, according to sources in the know. The…
IN VIEW of the recent spurt in accidents and incidents involving small aircraft — mostly operated by charter flight operators — aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced a slew of measures on Tuesday in a bid to enforce a “zero-tolerance policy” on flight safety among the non-scheduled operators (NSOPs). The regulator…
