Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash
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This tragedy reminds us that aviation safety depends on patient and thorough investigation – not media soundbites or unqualified expert commentary.
A Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft crashed at London Southend Airport shortly after takeoff on Sunday, just before 8.30 pm IST. Witnesses reported the 12-metre plane turned into a ‘huge fireball’, with visuals showing black smoke billowing from the site.
London Southend Airport will remain closed until further notice after a plane crashed in what witnesses described as a "fireball". Essex Police said it was alerted to a plane on fire at the site in Southend-on-Sea shortly before 16:00 BST on Sunday.
A month has gone by since the deadly crash of Air India's AI-171 London-bound flight in Ahmedabad, which left the whole nation in shock. Within 32 seconds after taking off, the aircraft was seen bursting into a ball of fire,
International airlines from South Korea and India are preparing to inspect its Boeing fleets following findings from the Air India crash investigation.