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Thrust lever quadrant and fuel control switches from AI171 preliminary report

Air India AI171 Crash Preliminary Report: Engines Shut Down Seconds After Takeoff as Fuel Control Switches Moved to Cutoff

The preliminary report into the crash of Air India Flight AI171 on 12 June 2025 reveals a shocking and unexplained in-flight emergency: both engines shut down seconds after takeoff when the fuel control switches moved from RUN to CUTOFF positions, […]

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Image from the NTSB investigation of the Jan. 5 accident involving Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on a Boeing 737-9 MAX.

NTSB Final Report on Alaska Airlines Door Plug Blowout: Blames Boeing, FAA Oversight Failures

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 11, 2025 — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded its investigation into the dramatic in-flight separation of a mid-exit door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9, citing critical lapses by Boeing and the Federal

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Cabin of Spring Japan Flight IJ004 with deployed oxygen masks hanging from overhead panels.

Spring Japan Emergency: Cabin Depressurization on Flight IJ004 Sparks Panic at 36,000 Feet

Tokyo, July 1, 2025 – Passengers onboard a Spring Airlines Japan flight from Shanghai to Tokyo faced a terrifying mid-air emergency on June 30 when their Boeing 737-800 experienced sudden cabin depressurization at cruising altitude. Flight IJ004, operating in codeshare

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