<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating the fuel cutoff in the Ahmedabad crash without assigning definitive blame yet, considering potential mechanical failure, inadvertent signals, or human error.</li><li>The AAIB referenced a 2018 FAA warning about issues with fuel control switch locking mechanisms in Boeing models, drawing attention to known vulnerabilities not regulated, raising concerns about oversight.</li><li>Aviation community reactions, especially from pilots' associations, criticize the tendency to prematurely blame pilots based on cockpit voice recorder excerpts, urging against overlooking systemic or design flaws.</li><li>The preliminary nature of the AAIB report underscores the need to avoid hasty conclusions or assigning motive, emphasizing the importance of thorough technical analysis and transparency in the final investigation report.</li></ul>

Editorial. Don’t use interim report to assign blame for Ahmedabad crash

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