A cockpit recording suggests the captain may have shut off fuel switches before Air India Flight AI171 crashed, killing 260 people.

The Airline Pilots Association of India (ALPA-I), which represents over 1,000 pilots, said the crew deserved respect and not unfounded character judgments

Air India Tuesday said it is gradually bringing back parts of its international schedule that it had cut after the AI 171 crash.

The Air India airliner carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members was on its way to the United Kingdom when it crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on June 12, killing all aboard, except for one survivor, and several people on the ground, according to authorities.

A US aviation attorney told FinancialExpress.com that there is “no evidence” that suggests that a pilot deliberately took down the Air India AI 171 flight from Ahmedabad to London.

The 787 fuel‑control levers require a deliberate two‑step “pull‑out then toggle” action. That fact will inform the months ahead.

What really happened on Air India Flight AI171? Just 32 seconds after takeoff, the Boeing 787 crashed near Ahmedabad, killing 241 people. Now, chilling reports - unconfirmed by official sources - of cockpit revelations and fresh technical leads are emerging.

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Air India will partially restore some flights that were cut due to a ‘Safety Pause’ following the tragic crash of Air India flight AI171.

The announcement comes a few days after the preliminary report into the AI 171 crash came out. The accident claimed 260 lives—241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on ground.