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India's top court says Air India crash report does not insinuate anything against pilot
- On Friday , the Supreme Court of India orally observed that no fault could be ascribed to Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, Pilot-in-Command of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed in Ahmedabad in June, killing 260 people.
- Seeking an independent inquiry, 91-year-old Pushkar Raj Sabharwal urged the court to order a judicially monitored panel headed by a retired Supreme Court judge, criticizing the AAIB probe as non-independent.
- Preliminary AAIB findings documented fuel cutoff switches on the Boeing 787-8 moved from 'run' to 'cutoff' seconds after take-off, and cockpit voice recorder captured one pilot asking the other why the fuel was cut.
- The court issued notices to the Centre and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and sought replies, with the matter due for hearing on November 10 alongside NGO Safety Matters.
- International participation and Boeing's stance frame the broader technical debate, as several experts proposed electrical or FADEC faults while US officials joined investigations and Boeing deferred to AAIB.
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Pilot asked co-pilot why he 'cut off' the fuel, seconds later 260 people died. Court just asked his father to not carry the 'burden'
India’s Supreme Court has finally cleared the pilot of the horrific Air India Dreamliner crash that tragically killed 260 people back in June. This is a massive development for Captain Sumeet Sabharwal’s family, who have been fighting desperately to clear his name. The court made it absolutely clear Friday that Captain Sabharwal, who was flying Air India flight AI-171, is not to blame for the nightmare. Speaking directly to the Captain’s grievin…
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