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No survivors in explosion that killed flight nurse on first day of new job - Maria Fernanda Rojaz Ortiz, 31, a German citizen born in Chile has been named as one of the victims of the crash.
IFALPA cautions against speculation from the AAIB Preliminary Report on Air India flight 171 crash, emphasising its early-stage nature, while the IPG has criticised the conjecture and sensationalism.
Other airlines have also been carrying out checks on the switches, which have been a key focus of the probe. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
DGCA's decisions came over a month after the deadly aviation disaster in Ahmedabad on June 12, which killed over 240 people.
The FAA directive specifically called attention to fuel shutoff valve actuators, raising them as a possible safety hazard.
The matter came to the fore after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) of India noted in its preliminary report ...