Air India crash: 2018 US aviation report warned about fuel control switches

The preliminary report into the Air India crash which killed at least 260 people has found that fuel supplies to both engines were apparently mistakenly cut off – moments after the plane took off.

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According to the report, amid confusion in the cockpit one of the pilots transmitted a Mayday signal and the switches were turned back – but it was too late.

Reporter: Anja Popp
Producer: Thom Walker
Editor: Lorenzo Dodi
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