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South Central 36: Vijay in TN politics, pilots question Air India crash cockpit report

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Leena Raghunath first discuss actor Vijay’s entry into Tamil Nadu politics. They are joined by senior journalist Kavitha Muralidharan and TNM’s Tamil Nadu bureau chief Shabbir Ahamed, who speak at length about whether Vijay will impact the state’s politics and…

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Air India Pilot’s Final Words To Security Guard On Day Of Crash Revealed, Alongside Personal Turmoil

This was mere hours before Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight 171 operated by Air India came crashing down and was consumed in fire after only 32 seconds of flight.

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US transport body chief says Air India crash report suspecting pilot error ‘premature’

Preliminary investigation report indicated one of the pilots turned off fuel switches seconds after takeoff

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NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Calls Media Reports On Air India Dreamliner Crash Premature

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy has dismissed media reports on the Air India crash that involved a Boeing (NYSE:BA) Dreamliner as premature and speculative.

Benzinga

Air India captain's eerie words to co-pilot in lead up to crash that killed 260 revealed

Fresh details have emerged of cockpit interactions between two pilots in lead up to crash involving Gatwick-bound flight

Evening Standard

Air India Crash Update: Pilot Claims Plane Was Already Plagued by Electrical and Digital Failures Before Flight

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed less than a minute after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12, killing all but one of the 242 people onboard

International Business Times UK

Indian pilots’ bodies reject WSJ report suggesting senior pilot’s error in Air India crash

Indian pilot associations have slammed speculative reporting around the preliminary probe into the Air India AI171 crash, after a Wall Street Journal report suggested that the Captain of the flight deliberately turned off the fuel control switches of the plane’s two engines. The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) stressed that…

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Air India Pilot Deliberately Shut Off Fuel While Staying Eerily ‘Composed’ As Copilot Panicked, New Report Claims

"Something is fishy here"

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Air India finds ‘no issues’ with fuel switches on other Boeings after crash

US report says investigators looking at actions of plane’s captain before plane crash that killed 260 people

The Guardian - UK

Air India Probe Of Boeing 787 Fuel Control Switches Finds No Issues

Air India's inspection of the locking feature on the fuel control switches of its existing Boeing 787 aircraft found no issues, an internal communication circulated within the airline said.

International Business Times

Air India first officer reportedly questioned captain in cockpit before crash

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The Independent UK

What happened to the fuel-control switches on doomed Air India flight 171?

A US media report shifts focus onto the actions of the captain of the aircraft, which crashed in Ahmedabad.

Al Jazeera

PIL in Madras HC seeks to curb ‘speculation blaming pilots’ in Air India crash

Citing speculative media coverage and the unchecked spread of conspiracy theories online in the wake of the Air India crash probe’s preliminary report, a Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking judicial intervention against defamatory coverage targeting the flight’s cockpit crew.

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Victim’s family refuses to pardon Indian nurse on death row in Yemen: ‘Blood cannot be bought’

Brother of victim denounces moves to delay execution of Nimisha Priya

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Air India to resume some flights following ‘safety pause’ in aftermath of Ahmedabad crash

The partial restoration of flights follows ‘precautionary checks’ on the airline’s Boeing 787 aircraft

Evening Standard

Air India crash probe focuses on plane's 'calm' captain who 'co-pilot accused of turning off fuel'

The first officer reportedly expressed ‘surprise and panic’ after the fuel switches were turned off

The Independent UK

Air India cockpit audio reportedly shows first officer confronting captain over fuel switches

Pilots’ association criticises report for selectively relying on paraphrased cockpit voice recordings

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Air India crash reignites decades-old debate

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The Independent UK

Would cockpit video recorders help plane crash investigators? Experts are divided

The deadly Air India crash has reignited a decades-old debate in the aviation industry

Benzinga

Air India Crash Brings Spotlight To Pilot Sabotage And Errors, Now Chamath Palihapitiya Says More Automation Is Needed To Protect Passengers In Modern Era

Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya says the next frontier in aviation safety is protecting passengers "from the pilots," urging regulators to accelerate cockpit automation and real‑time supervision systems.

The Independent UK

Yemen postpones execution of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya on death row

Postponement of Nimisha Priya’s execution is only a temporary relief as efforts being made to secure pardon from victim’s kin

Euronews

Indian regulator orders airlines to inspect certain Boeing models after Air India crash

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on 12 June shortly after take-off, killing all but one of the 242 people on board, as well as 19 people on the ground.

The Independent UK

Tata’s Air India crash aftermath in numbers, from record insurance claim to flight cancellations

Total liability of over £350m is expected to make the Tata-owned airline’s Ahmedabad disaster the most expensive aviation insurance claim in India’s history

The Independent UK

India orders airlines to inspect certain Boeing models after Air India crash

India's aviation regulator has ordered airlines to inspect fuel control switches on certain Boeing models

Newslaundry

Did global media rush to blame pilots in Air India crash?

Conspiracy theories are swirling around the preliminary report into the Air India crash, after some of its findings were published by The Wall Street Journal hours before the report’s official release by the Indian government.

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