Here are a few facts about the switches, their functions in the aircraft and their movements on the Air India flight. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

What are fuel cutoff switches? The fuel control switches, prominently located on the critical cockpit control panel, regulate the flow of fuel into each of the plane’s two engines.

A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month supports the view that the captain cut the flow of fuel to the plane's engines, said a source ...

Here’s a breakdown of what fuel control switches are, how they work, and why they’re now at the centre of the investigation into one of the deadliest air crashes in a decade.

Seconds later, the switches flipped back to 'RUN', according to the preliminary report. Both fuel control switches were found in the 'RUN' position at the crash site, it said.

Air India has completed precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of the Fuel Control Switch (FCS) on all its Boeing 737 aircraft, with no issues found, the airline said on Tuesday. Days ...

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The 15-page report released Friday by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau found that the cutoff switches for both engines were switched within one second.

Indian investigators determined the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was properly configured and lifted off normally. But three seconds after takeoff, the engines' fuel switches were cut off.

The fuel switches that were cut off before the Air India plane crash are designed so that this cannot easily “accidentally” happen, an aviation expert has said. The London-bound Boeing 787 ...

A preliminary report by Indian authorities focuses on fuel cutoff switches as primary cause of Air India crash.

A cockpit voice recording suggests confusion between the two pilots, raising fresh questions over the change of the fuel switch settings from run to cutoff.