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TopicAhmedabad Air India crash

Topic: Ahmedabad Air India crash

Fuel switches transitioned to ‘cut-off’ 1 second apart for both engines—Air India crash preliminary report

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's report also notes that the cockpit voice recording reveals that one pilot asked the other why he cut off, and the latter replied he hadn’t.

Air India crash probe prelim report: Fuel cutoff switches to both engines flipped seconds after take-off

One pilot can be heard on the cockpit voice recorder asking the other why he cut off the fuel. The other pilot responded that he did not do so, the report said.

Global media keeps eyes peeled for Air India crash prelim report, WSJ puts focus on pilots & fuel switches

Global media also looks at the latest chapter in India's 'language wars', what's making India world's biggest IPO market outside US, Jane Street saga & the Uber-Rapido rivalry in India.

Business as usual at Amarnath, but with 42,000 boots on ground & X’s ‘concerns’ about India’s media laws

Global media also reports on Kolhapur artisans' outrage over Prada’s lookalike sandals & interviews DGCA chief , who says India’s skies are safe 'in the past & today'.

PAC members express concern over Air India crash & flag fare surge post-Pahalgam attack

The members made their points at a meeting on Tuesday with officials from the civil aviation ministry & representatives from major airlines.

Air India crash: AAIB submits report after initial findings, probe on in line with ICAO norms

According to ICAO guidelines, a signatory country is required to file a preliminary report within 30 days of the crash. Report is based on initial findings in investigation.

Govt memo reveals DGCA’s March warning to Air India Express about delay on Airbus engine fix, forging records

Air India Express' Airbus engine issue was flagged in March, months before the crash. This year, Air India faced warnings over overdue slide checks and serious pilot duty violations.

India-US trade deal and the Trump suspense & investigating Delhi’s yearly bout of pollution

Global media also reports on the Air India crash probe, backlash over mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s remarks on PM Modi & astronomical private school fees.

Air India crash: Data from recovered AI-171 Black Box downloaded, analysis underway

Both black boxes were recovered from the crash site between 13 and 16 June in Ahmedabad and then flown to Delhi on 24 June for analysis to aid the ongoing investigation.

India’s lofty aviation ambitions interrupted & the 1975 Emergency, when a ‘young democracy froze’

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Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.