The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has released its preliminary probe report on the fatal Ahmedabad plane crash. The preliminary report launched by AAIB has put the spotlight on the ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -A preliminary report depicted confusion in the cockpit shortly before an Air India jetliner crashed and killed 260 people last month, after the plane's engine fuel cutoff switches ...

'The switch can't be shut off by an accidental brush of the hand, but needs effort, conscious physical action to operate it.' 'Was it the software of the aeroplane that caused the switch to turn off?' ...

Federal investigators say the co-pilot on a cargo plane that plunged into Trinity Bay last year, killing three, inadvertently activated a form of autopilot then panicked as he wrongly believed the ...

NEW DELHI – A preliminary report on the tragic Air India crash from last month, which killed 260 people, has highlighted confusion in the cockpit moments before the Boeing 787 Dreamliner went down.

Pilots no doubt are oblivious to the effort that goes into the making of a lowly cockpit switch. But considerable human factors expertise is required to design a switch’s shape, size, position and ...

22-mm push buttons, pilot lights, and selector switches are available in a variety of colors and options. 22-mm push buttons, pilot lights, and selector switches are available in a variety of colors ...

In the middle of Boeing 737 cockpits, sitting between the pilot seats, are two toggle switches that can immediately shut off power to the systems that control the angle of the plane’s horizontal tail.

Question: I am the original owner of a 15-year-old townhouse. As an option from the builder, I selected a gas fireplace. However, it's tedious and awkward to have to lie on the floor to turn the pilot ...