India, July 22 -- Air India on Tuesday said that it has completed precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of the Fuel Control Switch (FCS) on all Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet.
The inspection was mandated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on July 14 in the wake of the deadly crash of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad last month.
Air India's Boeing 787-8 aircraft en route to London Gatwick crashed into a medical hostel complex soon after take-off from Ahmedabad, killing 241 persons out of the 242 onboard on June 12. An additional 19 people lost their lives on the ground in the crash and the post-crash explosion.
A preliminary report of the investigation into the incident, released by the A...
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