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The Independent
an hour ago
- The Independent
Air India report reveals fuel error three seconds after take-off
A preliminary report into the Air India crash near Ahmedabad, which killed 260 people, revealed that three seconds after take-off, the plane's engine fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped to cutoff. This action starved the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's engines of fuel, causing it to immediately lose thrust and descend, though both switches were found in the run position at the crash site. The report noted a pilot asking another why he cut the fuel, with the other denying it, but did not identify which pilot made which remarks or explain how the switches moved. Aviation safety experts are questioning whether the switches moved independently or were manipulated by the pilots, as such a cutoff is typically reserved for specific emergencies, not indicated in this case. India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is leading the probe, with black boxes recovered, but has not yet issued any recommended actions for the aircraft or engine manufacturers.
Sky News
2 hours ago
- Sky News
Everything you need to know about Air India Flight 171 - as report into crash released
An Air India flight which was en route to London Gatwick crashed in India. At least 242 people were on board the flight when it crashed shortly after take-off in the northwestern Indian city of Ahmedabad - 241 of those died. Local police initially said there appeared to be no survivors, but it later emerged that at least one person - a UK national - survived the disaster. Here is everything you need to know. Where did the plane crash? Air India Flight 171 took off from Ahmedabad Airport at 1.38pm local time on Thursday 12 June. According to flight-tracking website Flightradar, the aircraft reached a height of 625ft before crashing. The last signal from the plane was received less than a minute after take-off. CCTV footage showed the plane struggling to gain altitude, and instead beginning to descend towards buildings, with its wheels still out and its nose raised. 0:56 The aircraft crashed into a residential area of the city called Meghaninagar, Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, the director general of the directorate of civil aviation, told the Associated Press. It came down just outside the airport, hitting the residential quarters of BJ Medical College where students were staying. A total of 241 passengers and 19 others on the ground were killed. 0:31 The tail of the plane was pictured protruding from the side of a building while the wings were ripped completely from the main body of the aircraft. Images from the scene showed people being carried in stretchers and taken away in ambulances. Who was on board? Air India said the 242 passengers and crew included 53 British nationals, 169 Indian nationals, seven Portuguese nationals, and one Canadian. Three Britons, all members of the same family, were confirmed to be among those killed. In a Facebook statement, Gloucester Muslim Community said Akeel Nanabawa, his wife Hannaa and their four-year-old daughter Sara died in the crash. British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh is believed to be the only survivor. His brother, Nayan, told Sky News their father was on the phone to him while the plane was still on the runway - before he video called again two minutes later to say the plane had crashed and: "I don't know how I'm alive." His other brother, who was also on the flight and seated in a different row on the plane, died in the crash. 2:21 Speaking from his hospital bed, Mr Ramesh said he "still can't believe" he survived. He said he thought he "was also going to die" but he then "opened [his] eyes". "I pulled out the belt from under my seat and tried to escape. Then I managed to do it," he told DD India. 0:45 Mr Ramesh told the Hindustan Times newspaper he had lived in London for 20 years. The flight had been due to land at London Gatwick at 6.25pm UK time. 0:34 What caused the crash? According to a preliminary investigation into the crash, fuel to the engines of the aircraft appeared to cut off shortly after take-off. A 15-page report by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), released at the beginning of July, said that switches in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's cockpit that controlled fuel moved to a "CUTOFF" position. There was then confusion in the cockpit. In a voice recording of the flight's captain first officer, one is heard asking the other why he "cut off". The other pilot responds that he did not do so. Flipping to "CUTOFF" almost immediately cuts the engines, and is most often used to turn the engines off once a plane has arrived at its airport gate and in certain emergency situations, such as an engine fire - though both switches together are rarely used simultaneously. The report does not indicate there was any emergency requiring an engine cutoff. It also does not give a conclusion as to how the switches moved. Tim Atkinson, a pilot and aviation consultant, told Sky News' Gillian Joseph"there are very few situations or circumstances which would explain this". He explained: "One would be an utterly extraordinary human error, an unintentional act, and the other - I'm very sorry to say - would be an intentional act. And that's not a suggestion or allegation, it's simply an analysis of the small amount of information that we have at hand at this moment." How did the UK respond? Sir Keir Starmer said at the time the scenes emerging from the site of the crash in Ahmedabad were "devastating". The prime minister said he was being kept updated as the situation develops. Buckingham Palace said King Charles was also being briefed on the crash. In a statement, the King said: "My wife and I have been desperately shocked by the terrible events in Ahmedabad this morning. "Our special prayers and deepest possible sympathy are with the families and friends of all those affected by this appallingly tragic incident across so many nations, as they await news of their loved ones." The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch also deployed four investigators to help the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau in India with its investigation into the crash. What about India? Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the plane crash was "heartbreaking beyond words". "The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us," he said at the time. "In this sad hour, my thoughts are with everyone affected by it." The country's civil aviation minister added he was "shocked and devastated". While the boss of Air India, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, said: "Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of all those affected by this devastating event." Tata Group, the parent company of Air India, said it would provide 10 million rupees (around £86,000) to the families of those who were killed in the crash. What we know about Air India Air India, the country's flagship carrier, is a private company, majority owned by the Indian conglomerate Tata Group and minority owned by Singapore Airlines. Since October, Air India Group has been 25.1% owned by Singapore Airlines, with the remaining owned privately by Tata. At that time, four Tata-owned airlines merged with another airline, Vistara. The airline operates more than 5,600 weekly flights and connects more than 90 domestic and international destinations with a fleet of 208 aircraft. It flies more than 120,000 passengers every day and offers connectivity to over 800 destinations through more than 75 partners. It was founded in 1932 and was owned by the Indian government from 1953 to 2022. Because Air India is private, it doesn't publish the kinds of financial and operational information that public airlines, like Ryanair or Air France-KLM, do. It also means we can't easily track its share price value, which is not publicly traded or visible. Similarly, the part of Tata that owns Air India isn't publicly listed, so we don't have a stock price representation of how investors are digesting this information. Previous plane crashes in India Air India, which started operations in 1932, and its subsidiary Air India Express have suffered several fatal crashes. According to Aviation Safety Network (ASN) the most recent fatal crash was in August 2020, when Boeing 737-800 (Air India Express) overshot the runway in Karipur, India, rolled down an embankment and broke up, killing 21 people. Non-fatal incidents have happened as recently as this year. In January, an Airbus A320-251N suffered an engine shutdown after departing Bangalore and landed safely at the same location, according to The Times of India. Boeing shares fell nearly 8% in premarket US trading on Thursday, after the crash in Ahmedabad.
The Independent
2 hours ago
- The Independent
Hackers behind M&S cyber attack target 5.7 million airline customers
Qantas announced that 5.7 million customers were impacted by a cyber attack orchestrated by the Scattered Spider hacking group. The hackers gained access to customer data by compromising one of the airline's call centres in Manila, Philippines. Stolen data included phone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses, dates of birth, genders, and in some cases, meal preferences, though no payment or passport details were compromised. Qantas stated that current evidence suggests none of the personal data has been released by the hackers, and a forensic investigation is underway. Four individuals allegedly linked to the Scattered Spider group have been arrested in the UK on suspicion of blackmail, money laundering, and computer misuse offences.
