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India to host 2030 Commonwealth Games – next stop the 2036 Olympics?

India will be formally approved as hosts of the 2030 Commonwealth Games next month as the country steps up its ambitions to stage the 2036 Olympics

The Guardian - UK

Commonwealth Games poised to return to India

The Commonwealth Games is poised to go to India for the second time after Ahmedabad was recommended to be the host city for the 2030 edition.

AAP

Lawyer for Air India families says one key theory has emerged to explain crash

INTERVIEW: Mike Andrews, an attorney for the families of more than 100 victims, tells Namita Singh that they do not buy the implication that pilot error was to blame

The Independent UK

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Should India host the Olympics? An authoritative guide to why this is a bad idea

On July 1, inside a glass tower in Lausanne, India made its pitch to the world.

Newslaundry

Air India safety audit finds over 50 lapses in wake of deadly Ahmedabad crash

Indian aviation regulator reveals major security lapses amid increased scrutiny of airline

The Independent UK

Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner forced into emergency landing after engine failure — just weeks after Air India crash

The incident bears an eerie similarity to the Ahmedabad disaster, where the same make of aircraft suffered a severe malfunction

Evening Standard

Mother of British victim of Air India crash left ‘heartbroken’ by casket error

Amanda Donaghey provided DNA to officials in Ahmedabad but wrong remains were flown to the UK

The Guardian - UK

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Air India reports no issues with fuel switches in Boeing fleet after Ahmedabad crash kills 260

US officials familiar with crash investigation say they believe the captain may have cut off fuel switches after takeoff

Evening Standard

Bereaved families of British Air India crash victims sent wrong bodies with remains ‘commingled’ in coffins

Some of the 261 people killed in Ahmedabad last month have been wrongly identified before being repatriated to relatives in the UK

Evening Standard

Air India Crash Update: Pilot Claims Plane Was Already Plagued by Electrical and Digital Failures Before Flight

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed less than a minute after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12, killing all but one of the 242 people onboard

International Business Times UK

What happened to the fuel-control switches on doomed Air India flight 171?

A US media report shifts focus onto the actions of the captain of the aircraft, which crashed in Ahmedabad.

Al Jazeera

Air India to resume some flights following ‘safety pause’ in aftermath of Ahmedabad crash

The partial restoration of flights follows ‘precautionary checks’ on the airline’s Boeing 787 aircraft

The Independent UK

Indian regulator orders airlines to inspect certain Boeing models after Air India crash

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on 12 June shortly after take-off, killing all but one of the 242 people on board, as well as 19 people on the ground.

Euronews

Tata’s Air India crash aftermath in numbers, from record insurance claim to flight cancellations

Total liability of over £350m is expected to make the Tata-owned airline’s Ahmedabad disaster the most expensive aviation insurance claim in India’s history

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Top 5 Aviation Accidents and Incidents That Shocked The World: Air India, Malaysia Airlines and More

The flight, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, crashed just seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad in June, killing all but one of the 242 people on board.

The Independent UK

More airlines asked to check fuel switches on Boeing jets after Ahmedabad crash

India’s aviation regulator sets 21 July deadline for airlines to run safety checks

The Independent UK

Who were the pilots of doomed Air India flight as preliminary report brings scrutiny?

One pilot was nearing retirement while the other was just beginning his aviation career

Evening Standard

Air India crash pilot's medical records examined amid 'mental health issues' as probe into tragedy continues

Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was among the 260 victims of Ahmedabad disaster, reportedly considered leaving the airline to look after his elderly father

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Evening Standard

Families demand answers after fuel cut-off revealed in deadly Air India crash

The Gatwick-bound flight crashed shortly after departing from Ahmedabad on June 12

The Independent UK

What are fuel switches and why do they matter in the Air India crash?

New clues into the plane crash reveal that the fuel switches were almost simultaneously flipped from ‘Run’ to ‘Cutoff’ just after takeoff

Al Jazeera

How Air India flight 171 crashed and its fatal last moments

A preliminary report released on Saturday has found that fuel-control switches were cut, but does not explain why.

Newslaundry

Mystery shutdown of both engines seconds after take-off: Air India crash probe

“Why did you cut off?”

Euronews

Engine fuel cutoff moments before Air India plane crash, preliminary report reveals

On June 12, the London-bound Boeing 787 crashed in Ahmedabad. All 230 passengers on board, except for one, were killed.

The Guardian - UK

Engine fuel switches cut off before Air India crash that killed 260, preliminary report finds

Early investigation into accident in Ahmedabad in June also contains details of pilots discussing the switches

Evening Standard

Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash, preliminary report says

Some 241 of the 242 people on board the plane were killed when it crashed and struck a medical college in Ahmedabad on June 12.

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