While Boeing has claimed that the fuel switch locks are safe, a stance supported by a new FAA notification, the move by ...

The replacement of the TCM twice -- in 2019 and 2023 -- was mentioned in the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) ...

Following a fatal Air India crash, airlines like Etihad have begun inspecting fuel switch locking mechanisms on Boeing 787s.

Air India replaced the critical throttle control module, which includes the fuel control switches, twice on the Boeing 787 ...

The replacement of the Throttle Control Module twice -- in 2019 and 2023 -- was mentioned in the Aircraft Accident ...

Air India replaced the Throttle Control Module (TCM) of the crashed Boeing 787-8 plane twice in the last six years following ...

This move follows the AAIB’s preliminary findings on the June 12 Air India Flight 171 crash in Ahmedabad, which claimed 260 lives. The report revealed that the fuel switches shifted to "CUTOFF" during ...

S urprisingly, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is still the American aviation giant's newest clean-sheet commercial aircraft despite being in service for 14 years. Boeing incorporated c ...

The FAA's notice, addressed to foreign civil a viation authorities on July 11, followed a preliminary investigation report on the AI171 crash, involving a Boeing 787-8, in which over 275 people were ...

Air India's flight AI171 crashed on June 12. The preliminary investigation revealed no mechanical faults in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Checks were conducted across the 787 fleet. The Aircraft Accident ...

Preliminary findings spark debate over actions of pilots ahead of loss of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that killed 260 people ...

Until the recent Ahmedabad crash, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner had maintained an impressive safety record, but it has not been free from controversy.