Boeing, Air India and fuel switch
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Alaska Airlines and Boeing reached an undisclosed settlement with passengers who sued for emotional and physical injuries after a door plug incident on a January 2024 flight.
The FAA's internal memoseen by Reuterssaid it does not consider this issue to be an unsafe condition for any Boeing aircraft, including the 787. This follows a preliminary crash report from India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau,
A flight from Los Angeles to Minneapolis was forced to make an emergency landing after passengers reported flames and loud bangs from the right engine . Engine explodes on Boeing 737 shortly after takeoff from LAX .
Boeing and Alaska Airlines have settled a lawsuit out of court with several passengers aboard the plane that suffered a door plug blowout.
International airlines from South Korea and India are preparing to inspect its Boeing fleets following findings from the Air India crash investigation.
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Travel Noire on MSNFAA Deems Boeing Fuel Switches Safe As More Information About Potential Involvement In Air India Crash SurfacesAmid conversations about Boeing fuel switches’ potential involvement in the Air India Flight 171 tragedy last month, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing reportedly believe that the latter’s fuel switches are safe.
Apparent gaps in AAIB’s preliminary report means that while a key factor in the disaster—cutting of the fuel supply—has been confirmed, not much else has. FAA’s insistence that the accident does not change its evaluation of the fuel switch problems counters the only switch-related technical issue discussed in the report.
Domestic Indian airlines were ordered to carry out inspections of fuel switches on Boeing aircraft in their fleets by the country's aviation regulator in the wake of last month's deadly Air India crash.
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have privately issued notifications that the fuel switch locks on Boeing planes are safe.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing (NYSE:BA) have privately issued communications stating that the fuel control switch locks found on various Boeing aircraft, including the 787, don’t pose a safety risk,
FAA and Boeing declare fuel switch locks safe after Air India crash killed 260, despite switches flipping to cutoff during flight.