New Delhi, July 12 -- The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released the preliminary report exactly a month after the AI-171 Boeing Dreamliner aircraft crashed in Ahmedabad. In the preliminary report, AAIB highlighted that both engines were shut down mid-air within seconds after take off.

The aircraft started to lose altitude before crossing the airport perimeter wall. "The aircraft achieved the maximum recorded airspeed of 180 Knots and immediately thereafter, the Engine 1 and Engine 2 fuel cutoff switches transitioned from RUN to CUTOFF position one after another with a time gap of 01 second," read the preliminary report. The CCTV footage obtained from the airport showed Ram Air Turbine (RAT) getting deployed during the ini...