The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said July 24 that the agency is confident there was no mechanical issue with Boeing’s fuel control system following a crash near Ahmedabad in June that killed 260 people.
Air India Flight AI171 was en route to London Gatwick when it crashed into a medical college hostel near the Indian state of Gujarat on June 12. The flight was carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members.
Only one person on board—40-year-old British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh—survived.
Investigators are still probing the cause of the crash and have been focusing on the fuel control switches of the 12-year-old Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft….