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Reuters
12-07-2025
- Reuters
Who were the two pilots who flew the Air India jet that crashed?
NEW DELHI, July 12 (Reuters) - Investigators probing a deadly Air India crash said in a preliminary report that the aircraft's engine fuel switches were flipped to an off position briefly, leading to confusion in the cockpit and putting focus on the pilots flying the Boeing 787. Below is a brief profile of the two pilots based on the preliminary investigation report and media reports: The 56-year-old had an airline transport pilot's licence that was valid until May 14, 2026. He had obtained clearances to fly as pilot-in-command on several aircraft including the Boeing 787 and 777 and the Airbus ( opens new tab A310. He had total flying experience of 15,638 hours, of which 8,596 hours were on a Boeing 787. Sabharwal had called his family from the airport, assuring them he would ring again after landing in London, according to a Times of India report. A pilot who had briefly interacted with him told Reuters he was a "gentleman." The 32-year-old had a commercial pilot license which was issued in 2020 and valid until September 26, 2025. He had obtained clearances to fly Cessna 172 and Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft as pilot-in-command and as co-pilot on Airbus A320 and Boeing 787 jets. He had total flying experience of 3,403 hours. Of that, 1,128 hours of experience were as a 787 co-pilot. Since his school-going days Kunder was passionate about flying, and in 2012, began serving as a pilot, Indian media reported, citing his relatives. He joined Air India in 2017.
Arab News
29-06-2025
- General
- Arab News
Air India plane crash probe looking at all angles: minister
NEW DELHI: An Indian aviation minister on Sunday said investigators were probing 'all angles' behind an Air India crash when asked by media about possible but one of the 242 people on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner were killed when it crashed in the western city of Ahmedabad on June have identified 19 others who died on the ground, but a police source told AFP after the crash that the toll was minister of state for civil aviation, Murlidhar Mohol, said the investigation was looking at 'all angles' when asked specifically about possible 'sabotage,' in an interview with Indian news channel NDTV.'It has never happened before that both engines have shut off together,' Mohol said earlier in the interview, in reference to theories by some experts of possible dual-engine minister added that until the investigation report is published, it would be premature to comment on the team appointed to investigate the crash started extracting data from the plane's cockpit voice and flight data recorders this week, in an attempt to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the India has said that the plane was 'well-maintained' and that the pilots were accomplished flyers.
