Overview

• Preliminary analysis of flight data and cockpit voice recorders indicates a rare dual engine power loss as the probable cause of the June 12 Air India Dreamliner crash near Ahmedabad.
• A high-definition video reviewed by commercial pilot Steve Schreiber shows both engines losing thrust within seconds of takeoff.
• Two additional Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners—an Air India flight from Hong Kong and a British Airways service from Heathrow—returned to origin after separate technical faults.
• India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered urgent pre-flight inspections of fuel systems and engine electronic controls on all Boeing 787 aircraft operating in the country.
• Boeing withdrew from the Paris Air Show under growing scrutiny of Dreamliner reliability as Indian, UK and US authorities continue their joint crash investigation.