Overview

• The AAIB’s preliminary findings confirm that both engines lost thrust after fuel-cutoff switches were moved shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad.
• Cockpit voice recordings captured the first officer’s urgent question about why fuel was cut, but the report stopped short of assigning responsibility for the switch movements.
• Media reports, including a Wall Street Journal article, have speculated that Commander Sumeet Sabharwal deliberately cut fuel flow, prompting the NTSB and India’s civil aviation minister to warn against drawing premature conclusions.
• India’s DGCA ordered and Air India carried out inspections of Boeing 787 fuel-cutoff systems without uncovering any mechanical faults.
• Agencies under ICAO protocols must deliver a final accident report within 12 months and investigators are reviewing human factors such as the commander’s mental health alongside technical inquiries.