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The focus on the Air India pilot
Hindustan Times Ranchi
|July 18, 2025
Full transparency regarding the probe is the most compelling way forward in light of new claims.
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he Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported that cockpit voice recordings suggest Air India Flight 17!'s captain switched off engine fuel during takeoff, catching his copilot by surprise.
The revelation significantly changes understanding of one of India’s deadliest aviation tragedies, though deliberate human action had emerged asa focus after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)'s preliminary report showed fuel switches moved “one after another” to cutoff position, with “one pilotasking the other why did he cutoff” and receiving a denial — without identifying who said what. AAIB said reports in Western media were irresponsible and it was illogical toreach “definite conclusions”.
This story is from the July 18, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Ranchi.
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