A preliminary investigation into last month’s Air India crash, which killed 260 people, has revealed that the fuel cut-off switches in the cockpit were flipped to the ‘off’ position shortly before the plane went down. The Boeing 787 crashed into a building after losing power mid-flight. Investigators are focusing on why these switches were activated and if it was accidental or a technical fault. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #India #AirIndia #AirIndiaCrash #AviationAccident #PlaneCrash #IndiaNews #Boeing787 #AirCrashInvestigation #FlightSafety #CockpitInvestigation #AirIndiaReport #aljazeeraenglish
Air India crash: Report reveals cockpit switches were turned off
A preliminary investigation into last month’s Air India crash, which killed 260 people, has revealed that the fuel cut-off switches in the cockpit were flipped to the ‘off’ position shortly before the plane went down. The Boeing 787 crashed into a building after losing power mid-flight. Investigators are focusing on why these switches were activated and if it was accidental or a technical fault. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #India #AirIndia #AirIndiaCrash #AviationAccident #PlaneCrash #IndiaNews #Boeing787 #AirCrashInvestigation #FlightSafety #CockpitInvestigation #AirIndiaReport #aljazeeraenglish