Captain Randhawa dismissed the claims as baseless and vowed to take action against the publication, saying the preliminary report on the Air India plane crash makes no mention of the pilots turning of

As fresh scrutiny surrounds Boeing after the Air India AI 171 crash, aviation expert Mary Schiavo reveals that a similar fuel cut-off malfunction plagued a Japanese Boeing 787 in 2019 — with pilots never touching the controls.

Aviation attorney and former US Department of Transportation Inspector General Mary Schiavo has cautioned against rushing to blame the pilots in the Air India crash. She pointed out that the Boeing Dreamliner has a system capable of cutting fuel to the engines on its own.

International airlines from South Korea and India are preparing to inspect its Boeing fleets following findings from the Air India crash investigation.

A new report suggests the co-pilot officer on the doomed Air India flight thought the captain may have turned off the plane’s fuel switches shortly before the fatal crash.

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner had been bound for London's Gatwick Airport. The aircraft had 242 people on board — only one person, a passenger, survived, Air India said . Asia

The initial probe of Air India Flight 171’s fatal crash on June 12, 2025, has put the focus on a key piece of equipment: the fuel cutoff switches on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The chain of events was eerily automated.