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The National on MSNFlydubai joins Middle East airlines checking Boeing jets' fuel switches after Air India crash reportFlydubai has joined several other airlines in the Middle East in checking the cockpit fuel switches on their Boeing aircraft, following the Air India crash investigation report. A preliminary report last week linked the fatal crash of an Air India plane in June to the fuel supply to its engines cutting off.
International airlines from South Korea and India are preparing to inspect its Boeing fleets following findings from the Air India crash investigation.
The deadly Air India crash last month has renewed a decades-old debate in the aviation industry over installing video cameras monitoring airline pilot actions to complement the cockpit voice and flight data recorders already used by accident investigators.
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The Manila Times on MSNIndia, Singapore order airlines to check fuel switches on Boeing jetsIndia and Singapore ordered their airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models with South Korea set to do the same after the devices came under scrutiny following last month's crash of an Air India jet killed 260 people.
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have privately issued notifications that the fuel switch locks on Boeing planes are safe.
A potential electrical malfunction in Air India's Boeing 787-8 may have caused the fuel switches to shift unintentionally, leading to a fatal crash. Despite being speculative in nature, the initial investigation highlights the need for caution.
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A report released by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau pointed to fuel switches that flipped off during takeoff, depriving engines of power.