Air India cockpit audio reportedly shows first officer confronting captain over fuel switches
Air India first officer reportedly questioned captain in cockpit before crash
- An initial analysis of the Air India flight's cockpit voice recorder reportedly reveals the co-pilot questioned the captain about turning off the plane's fuel supply switches.
- First officer Clive Kunder was at the controls of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner during take-off when the crash occurred, and reportedly asked Captain Sumeet Sabharwal about the fuel switches.
- The crash, which happened shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad, resulted in 241 fatalities on board and 19 on the ground, with only one passenger surviving.
- The Federation of Indian Pilots criticised the preliminary official report, accusing it of selectively using paraphrased recordings to prematurely blame the flight crew without conclusive evidence.
- The incident has reignited discussions regarding the installation of video cameras in cockpits, a measure generally opposed by pilots but supported by aviation safety experts.