Air India will resume some international flights in August following the fatal crash of flight AI171 in Ahmedabad last month.On Tuesday (15 July), the airline announced the “partial restoration” of schedules that were reduced during a “safety pause”.

According to sources close to the American side of the investigation, a black box recording suggests that Captain Sumeet Sabharwal may have turned off the Boeing Dreamliner’s fuel supply switches. The post Air India Pilot in Ahmedabad Crash Becomes Focus of Investigation appeared first on Trânsito e metrô.

Preliminary probe points to mid-air fuel switch cutoff, but US and Indian agencies caution against jumping to conclusions as investigation into June 12 tragedy continues.

NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) - A preliminary investigation into the crash of an Air India passenger jet last month that killed 260 people raises additional questions about the incident and the investigation is far from over, Air India's CEO said in a memo on Monday.

Tata Sons and Tata Trusts have jointly committed Rs 500 crore to the memorial trust, with each contributing Rs 250 crore. This fund will support ex-gratia payments, medical treatment for the injured,

The Tata Group has launched a Rs 500-crore AI-171 Memorial and Welfare Trust for victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. This charitable trust will provide immediate and ongoing support to the victims' families,

An official also said that all the Boeing 787-8 aircraft have undergone Throttle Control Module (TCM) replacement as per the Boeing maintenance schedule.

The announcement comes a few days after the preliminary report into the AI 171 crash came out. The accident claimed 260 lives—241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on ground.