Cockpit recordings suggest Air India Flight 171's captain turned off fuel, but India’s AAIB calls the report irresponsible, urging caution in speculations.

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.

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.

NEW DELHI — A cockpit voice recording from the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing 787 indicates that one of the pilots may have cut off fuel to the plane’s engines just after takeoff, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the early findings of U.S. investigators.

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

An aviation expert suggests examining fault in AI171's stabilizer as a possible cause for the crash. The stabilizer helps in aircraft nose movement and fault during takeoff can create hazardous conditions.

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.