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Time of India
13-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Fuel Supply Cut After Takeoff, shows Report
A cut in fuel supply to both engines triggered the crash of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft last month, according to initial findings in an investigation into the accident that claimed 270 lives. The preliminary report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) did not recommend action against the manufacturer Boeing, or engine supplier General Electric, indicating no major fault with the plane or its engines, aviation safety experts said. AAIB said analysis of the aircraft's cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) showed both fuel control switches, which regulate flow to the engines, had been disengaged seconds after lift-off. Ten seconds later, the switches were turned on again, but the plane failed to regain power fast enough to stop its descent, before crashing. The fuel cut-off switches in a modern aircraft such as the Boeing 787 are located below the thrust lever and have safeguards such as a metal lock, as well as a guard built around them, to avoid accidental switching off. The safeguards were built in after multiple incidents of unintentional fuel shut-off on older generation planes. The report also pointed to apparent confusion over the rapidly-unfolding scenario between the two pilots. 'In the CVR, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why he cut off. The other pilot responded that he did not do so,' the report said. Sumeet Sabharwal, with more than 15,000 hours of flying experience, was the captain of Air India flight AI71 on a scheduled service from Ahmedabad to Gatwick. First Officer Clive Kunder had 3,400 hours of flying experience, according to Air India. The AAIB report did not offer any final conclusion about the factors that could have led to the fuel switches getting turned off. A person aware of the development said investigators will now determine whether any software problem with the plane's control could have led to the confusion. The person pointed to the possibility of a second interim report if there are more significant findings, but safety experts said investigators have more or less determined the cause to be human error. 'It's not Boeing or the engines, as we can see from the fact that there have been no recommendations for them,' said John Goglia, a former member of the National Transportation Safety Board of the US. 'They clearly say somebody turning fuel switches off at an inappropriate moment. I believe the investigation will now focus on determining whether the act was intentional,' said Goglia. Goglia said the presence of an aviation psychologist at the initial stage of an air crash probe is very unusual, and indicates the investigators were focusing more on the angle of human error. The AAIB team probing the crash also comprises a psychologist. Air India said it will fully cooperate with investigators. 'Boeing will defer to India's AAIB to provide information about Air India Flight 171, in adherence with the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization protocol known as Annex 13,' the American aircraft manufacturer said. AAIB also noted that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in 2018, recommended airlines inspect the fuel control switches on the 787 and other Boeings, after a few airlines reported incidents of the fuel-locking mechanisms getting disengaged. The FAA, however, mentioned the recommendations were not mandatory. Moreover, the fuel switches on the crashed plane had been changed when Air India replaced the throttle control module — once in 2019 and then in 2023. A maintenance record of June 11 for the same aircraft, a day before the crash, did not reveal any fault with any critical part.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Nathan Fielder blasts ‘dumb' FAA response to The Rehearsal plane crash claims
Nathan Fielder has blasted the Federal Aviation Administration in a new interview with CNN. Fielder is behind the HBO show The Rehearsal, which used outlandish methods during its recently concluded second season to examine very real issues surrounding the ability of co-pilots to communicate clearly with one another. The comedian, 42, joined CNN's The Situation Room Thursday morning to discuss the show's second season and the aviation issues it thrust into the spotlight. In addition to anchors Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown, Fielder was joined by former National Transportation Safety Board member John Goglia, who also appeared on The Rehearsal. Brown shared the FAA's statement to CNN responding to Fielder's claims that communication issues between pilots are causing crashes, saying the FAA "requires all airline crewmembers (pilots and flight attendants) and dispatchers to complete Crew Resource Management training.' The FAA also said it isn't seeing data to support Fielder's claims. But Fielder instantly slammed the statement as 'dumb.' 'Here's the issue: I trained to be a pilot. I'm a 737 pilot. I went through the training,' Fielder started. 'The training is someone shows you a PowerPoint slide saying, 'If you are a co-pilot and the captain does something wrong, you need to speak up about it.' That's all. That's the training, and they talk about some crashes that happen, but they don't do anything that makes it stick emotionally.' Fielder was pleading the case for additional communication training for pilots, and Goglia agreed the need exists. 'In aviation, we've long known that communications has been an issue,' Goglia said on CNN. 'And we've — we have dealt with it effectively through crew resource management. But what Nathan has uncovered was a little sliver that has fallen through the cracks and with these communications disconnect between pilots.' The new comments come after Fielder's appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, in which he confirmed that he had genuinely spent two and a half years obtaining his license to fly a Boeing 747 for the show's shocking season two finale. 'So I trained for almost two-and-a-half years and worked my way up through private pilot, instrument, commercial, and I got a 737 type rating, so I am a licensed 737 pilot,' he shared. The comedian again shared his belief that poor communication between pilots has been a leading contributing factor in many plane crashes. 'That's why I went as far as becoming a 737 pilot, because I wanted to demonstrate that on a regular flight where two pilots are just trying their best, that communication between the co-pilots, captain and first officer, can be a struggle,' he explained. Giving further details about how the final episode came together, he added: 'I found someone who would lease me a 737. It's very hard to convince someone to lease a comedian a 737, but I found someone to do it and we chartered a real flight over the Mojave desert. We went from San Bernardino round to Las Vegas and then looped back, with cameras filming the whole time. 'You can see that we're both trying our best to communicate, and it's a struggle. I do think, and this is in the show, and you can see it, that when people look back at this 'Miracle over the Mojave', that they can see a turning point in aviation.'
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Flying fewer planes could enhance airport safety: Ex-NTSB member
(NewsNation) — The airline industry has been plagued by flight delays and cancellations in recent months, resulting from communication outages and staff shortages. John Goglia, a former National Transportation Safety Board member and adviser on the HBO show 'The Rehearsal,' said some issues could be solved by airports flying fewer aircraft. 'Capacity for airports like JFK, Newark, and a number of other ones around the country,' he said. 'We just have too many airplanes trying to land on too few airports.' Air traffic controller who prevented midair crash: 'Avoid Newark' Goglia says there is no easy fix for the industry, but he said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is examining all of the options right now. 'We have physical limits on how many airplanes an airport can handle per hour,' Goglia said. 'And we've been pushing on the maximum in certain airports for a while. So, it needs to be reviewed again, and the procedures for those airports need to be reviewed again to make sure we're operating at the highest levels of safety.' Newark Liberty International Airport has come under tremendous scrutiny after last month's incident in which air traffic controllers in Philadelphia lost radar and communications with planes over Newark. Newark problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment Chicago's O'Hare International Airport was also called out for having too many airplanes landing, though the airport has added an extra runway to address safety concerns. 'People want to fly today,' Goglia said. 'People want to go some place. So, it's a balance between what the airlines want to provide, the passengers' demand, and the government's ability to satisfy both of those parties.' Goglia acknowledged that the federal government should carry the most responsibility for enhancing airline safety because it runs the Air Traffic Control Network, which controls the flow of airplanes. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Nathan Fielder blasts ‘dumb' FAA response to The Rehearsal plane crash claims
Nathan Fielder has blasted the Federal Aviation Administration in a new interview with CNN. Fielder is behind the HBO show The Rehearsal, which used outlandish methods during its recently concluded second season to examine very real issues surrounding the ability of co-pilots to communicate clearly with one another. The comedian, 42, joined CNN's The Situation Room Thursday morning to discuss the show's second season and the aviation issues it thrust into the spotlight. In addition to anchors Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown, Fielder was joined by former National Transportation Safety Board member John Goglia, who also appeared on The Rehearsal. Brown shared the FAA's statement to CNN responding to Fielder's claims that communication issues between pilots are causing crashes, saying the FAA "requires all airline crewmembers (pilots and flight attendants) and dispatchers to complete Crew Resource Management training.' The FAA also said it isn't seeing data to support Fielder's claims. But Fielder instantly slammed the statement as 'dumb.' 'Here's the issue: I trained to be a pilot. I'm a 737 pilot. I went through the training,' Fielder started. 'The training is someone shows you a PowerPoint slide saying, 'If you are a co-pilot and the captain does something wrong, you need to speak up about it.' That's all. That's the training, and they talk about some crashes that happen, but they don't do anything that makes it stick emotionally.' Fielder was pleading the case for additional communication training for pilots, and Goglia agreed the need exists. 'In aviation, we've long known that communications has been an issue,' Goglia said on CNN. 'And we've — we have dealt with it effectively through crew resource management. But what Nathan has uncovered was a little sliver that has fallen through the cracks and with these communications disconnect between pilots.' The new comments come after Fielder's appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, in which he confirmed that he had genuinely spent two and a half years obtaining his license to fly a Boeing 747 for the show's shocking season two finale. 'So I trained for almost two-and-a-half years and worked my way up through private pilot, instrument, commercial, and I got a 737 type rating, so I am a licensed 737 pilot,' he shared. The comedian again shared his belief that poor communication between pilots has been a leading contributing factor in many plane crashes. 'That's why I went as far as becoming a 737 pilot, because I wanted to demonstrate that on a regular flight where two pilots are just trying their best, that communication between the co-pilots, captain and first officer, can be a struggle,' he explained. Giving further details about how the final episode came together, he added: 'I found someone who would lease me a 737. It's very hard to convince someone to lease a comedian a 737, but I found someone to do it and we chartered a real flight over the Mojave desert. We went from San Bernardino round to Las Vegas and then looped back, with cameras filming the whole time. 'You can see that we're both trying our best to communicate, and it's a struggle. I do think, and this is in the show, and you can see it, that when people look back at this 'Miracle over the Mojave', that they can see a turning point in aviation.'
