Sean Broderick
July 11, 2025

Air India crash June 12 2025

Credit: Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images

One of the pilots of Air India Flight 171 (AI171) toggled both of the aircraft’s engine fuel supply switches 3 sec. after liftoff, setting the stage for the Boeing 787 to crash 27 sec. later despite at least one pilot’s effort to re-start the spooling down engines, a preliminary report from India’s…

Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network’s Washington, D.C. office.

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