AdvtJoin the community of 2M+ industry professionals. Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights & analysis in your inbox. Download the ETInfra App and get the Realtime updates and Save your favourite articles. Air India has begun inspecting fuel control switches on its 33 Boeing 787 aircraft after grounding a flightver a possible defect, said an internal company note seen by AFP on Tuesday.The checks came as Indian authorities were probing the crash last year of a 787 Dreamliner that killed 260 people shortly after takeoff.News of the inspection followed Air India's grounding Monday of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner jet after one of its pilots reported a possible defect in the fuel control switch. "Following the reported defect... Engineering has escalated the matter to Boeing for priority evaluation," the note said.In a statement to AFP, Boeing said: "We are in contact with Air India and are supporting their review of this matter.

Source: Economic Times February 03, 2026 15:27 UTC