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July 12, 2025 (ANI): First report on the horrific Ahmedabad crash of Air India’s Boeing 787 released by Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. AAIB’s preliminary report disclosed the crucial dialogues exchanged by the pilots just before the crash. Report outlines a harrowing sequence of events that unfolded within 90 seconds of the take-off. Both engines shut down unexpectedly during initial climb, leading to catastrophic loss of thrust and rapid descent, report said. Pilots’ conversation was recorded in the aircraft's Enhanced Airborne Flight Recorder during the crash. “Why did you cut off?”, one pilot was heard asking the other, to which the response was, "I did not".Aviation expert Sanat Kaul has raised serious concerns over a possible manufacturing fault in Boeing aircraft following the Ahmedabad air crash. Dismissing pilot error, the expert questioned, “How did the switch get off?”, suggesting a technical fault within the aircraft. It was revealed that the engine didn't shut off, but fuel supply was unexpectedly cut off.

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00:00In Boeing, this is not the first time. There was no other reason for the aircraft to go down but the manufacturing part.
00:10The commander is asking the copilot, have you turned off the switch? How come it was turned off?
00:16The engine was not getting fuel because some, the switches to the, both the engines were switched off.
00:24Boeing deliberately did not give the training because training costs money.
00:30Regarding Ahmedabad airplane crash, which shows fuel cut-off of both engines, as an aviation expert, how would you look at the early update?
00:50See, whatever little has come out, the preliminary report, which is 15 pages, which I have not been able to read clearly,
00:57but it appears that the fuel was cut off on takeoff. So, whatever fuel the engine had, it was able to take off.
01:07Now, the voice recorder, the black box, in that it says that the commander is asking the copilot, have you turned off the switch?
01:18He said, no, I have not. So, obviously, neither the commander nor the copilot has turned off the switch, which is there.
01:25How come it was turned off, which it seemed the commander noticed.
01:29Now, this is obviously some fault within the aircraft that it got turned off automatically.
01:38We don't know.
01:39We don't know. All I am saying is that from whatever I know and read from the report, that it was neither based on the seat of the pilot going slipping down,
01:52nor on the contamination or a bird hit or any other thing.
01:55It was a sheer case that the engine was not getting fuel because some, the switches to the, both the engines were switched off.
02:05And they were not switched off either by the commander or by the copilot.
02:10Now, in Boeing, this is not the first time.
02:14Earlier, when Boeing 737 MAX, there were two instances of that new plane, which, after takeoff again, went down and crashed and people died.
02:29In both these cases, it finally came out that the changes were made in the MAX variety of the 737 and training was not given to the pilot.
02:40The pilots were not aware of how to handle this situation.
02:44And Boeing deliberately did not give the training because training costs money and they have to bear the costs.
02:51So they did, they wanted to save money.
02:53There have been whistleblowers also in the Boeing, who worked in Boeing company, who said that Boeing is trying to save money on manufacturing, on safety aspects.
03:04There has been U.S. congressional hearing on this subject, long hearings.
03:08They have called the CO, they have thrashed, I mean, cross-examined him in a bad way.
03:15It appears that from the report, from the little bit of the report, I've been able to see that there was no other reason for the aircraft to go down.
03:28But the manufacturing part, the engine itself switched off accidentally or there was something which even the pilot or the co-pilot were not aware of.
03:40And I mean, the engine didn't switch off, the fuel to the engine switched off and the engine lost the thrust.
03:46He then lowered the rat, the rat is the instrument which has already been discussed, but it could not provide enough thrust for it to continue climbing and it crashed.
03:58So this is how I look at it, or what happened in the spacecraft.
04:03I don't know what is going to be the final report or even now on the full report, I mean, the 15-page report, you'll have to see in more greater detail.
04:14From whatever cursory glance I have been able to go through since the morning, this appears to be my conclusion.
04:19Sir, if we say it may be a technical default or manufacturing default, it's a serious matter of concern, all planes should be checked before?
04:28Yes, yes, it's a very serious matter.
04:31And I think perhaps the government will have to take a view, government what, IKO may, International Civil Aviation Organization, IKO may have to take a view,
04:40and the Federal Aviation Authority of U.S. may have to take a view that all Dreamliner aircrafts have to be downed for the time being, till the investigation is over.
04:52That could be easily one of the conclusions coming out of this.
04:57This has happened earlier, also when all aircrafts of the same type are not allowed to fly.
05:03This has happened earlier, this has happened earlier, this has happened earlier, this is not allowed to fly.
05:17And if this is something that is a very common part, it is the one of the most important parts of the system.
05:22This is a very common part of the system, it is not allowed to fly.

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