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24 Injured, Autopilot Failed, Pilot Drug-Tested: Inside Air India's AI2379 Scare

An Air India A320 lost 250 feet in seconds over India on August 4, injuring more than a dozen people after an autopilot disconnect and a stall warning — and the captain's psychoactive substance screening has now triggered a confirmatory retest.

25 August 2026 · 10 minRajkumar Agarwal

Safety & Regulation

No Fault in the Switches: AI171 Investigation Narrows as Final Report Nears

India's AAIB has told Parliament the Boeing 787's fuel control switches showed no defect, and the Supreme Court has been told the final AI171 report is due in October 2026. The remaining questions are the hardest ones.

20 August 2026 · 8 minRajkumar Agarwal

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