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

Some 260 people were killed when an Air India Boeing 787 crashed into a neighbourhood near Ahmedabad airport on June 14 (Credit: AFP)

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.

The switches have come under scrutiny following last month's crash of an Air India jet, which killed 260 people, after a preliminary probe by Indian investigators found that they had flipped from the run position to cutoff shortly after takeoff.

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