Boeing finds no fault in Air India Dreamliner fuel-control switch as DGCA inspection continues

Boeing found no abnormality in a fuel-control switch examined after a pilot reported an issue on an Air India London–Bengaluru Dreamliner flight. DGCA-directed thrust control module inspections remain under way amid the AI171 crash investigation.

— Filed Wed, 29 Jul, 2026, 19:02 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

Boeing found no abnormality in an Air India Dreamliner fuel-control switch tested after a pilot reported an issue on a London-Bengaluru flight. DGCA-directed inspection of the thrust control module continues amid the ongoing AI171 crash investigation.

Why this matters

Follows India ruling out a fuel-switch defect in the Air India AI-171 crash probe and Boeing clearing an Air India 787 switch while DGCA ordered further module examination. The scrutiny adds to Tata’s longer Air India transformation timeline.

Retail-company signals are accelerating, up 408200% QoQ.