Flydubai has joined several other airlines in the Middle East in checking the cockpit fuel switches on their Boeing aircraft, following the Air India crash investigation report. A preliminary report last week linked the fatal crash of an Air India plane in June to the fuel supply to its engines cutting off.

International airlines from South Korea and India are preparing to inspect its Boeing fleets following findings from the Air India crash investigation.

IATA Director General Willie Walsh says Boeing need not act immediately post-AI171 report; backs cockpit cameras and praises India's timely and detailed preliminary report

India and Singapore ordered their airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models with South Korea set to do the same after the devices came under scrutiny following last month's crash of an Air India jet killed 260 people.

I flew in basic economy with Delta and Alaska Airlines. The Delta flight had larger seats and a better entertainment system.

Three passengers who sued Boeing and Alaska Airlines for $1 billion over a door plug that flew out mid-air have settled the lawsuit with the companies out of court, according to one of the attorneys for the passengers.

In response, Boeing and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have reaffirmed that the fuel-switch design is not inherently unsafe, and no immediate airworthiness directive is warranted.

Wreckage of the crashed Air India Plane is lying at the Ahmedabad Airport premises in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on July 12, 2025. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu