NEW DELHI, July 18 — A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month supports the view that the captain cut the flow of fuel to the plane's engines, said a source briefed on United States (US) officials' early assessment of evidence.

BENGALURU, July 17 — A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month indicates the captain turned off the switches that controlled fuel flowing to the plane's engines, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.

NEW DELHI, July 15 — India's civil aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has asked airlines to inspect the fuel switch locking system in their Boeing aeroplanes, reported Xinhua.

NEW DELHI, June 17 — India's aviation safety watchdog has asked Air India for the training records of the pilots and dispatcher for the plane that crashed last week as part of its investigation into the incident that killed at least 271 people, government memos showed.

BANGKOK, June 15 — The second black box from the Air India Boeing 787-8 plane has been found at the plane crash site, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti quoting the NDTV broadcaster on Saturday.

NEW DELHI, June 15 — India's federal civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said keeping in view the utmost seriousness of the incident, another high-level committee has been formed to probe the deadly plane crash in the western state of Gujarat, reported Xinhua.

AHMEDABAD/NEW DELHI, June 14 — India's government is urgently inspecting all Boeing 787s after a devastating Air India crash that claimed at least 270 lives this week, the aviation minister said today, adding that the authorities were investigating all possible causes.

NEW DELHI, June 14 — The death toll from Thursday's (June 12) Air India plane crash near Ahmedabad Airport in Gujarat has risen to 274, with 33 on-ground deaths having been confirmed.

NEW DELHI, June 13 — Aviation authorities have found one of the two black boxes of the Air India flight that crashed in the western Indian state of Gujarat, killing 241 on board, according to local newspaper Hindustan Times, as reported by Xinhua.

PUTRAJAYA, June 13 — Malaysia stands in solidarity with the governments and people of India, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Canada following the tragic crash of Air India flight AI171, which went down shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad Airport on June 12.

ISTANBUL, June 12 — At least one passenger survived after a London-bound Air India flight carrying 242 people crashed in western India on Thursday, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported, according to India Today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim conveyed his condolences to the families and friends of all those affected by the crash of Air India Flight 171 near Ahmedabad, India.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Capital A Bhd shares fell in early trade today following its announcement of the disposal of its remaining 16.33 per cent stake in AirAsia India (AAI) for gross proceeds of RM89.23 million.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — AirAsia Aviation Group Ltd (AAAGL), the holding company of Capital A Bhd’s airline group, has entered into a share purchase agreement with Air India Ltd to sell the remaining 16.33 per cent stake held in AirAsia (India) Private Ltd (AAI) to Air India.

NEW DELHI, April 28 — Air India plans to acquire budget carrier AirAsia India as their owner Tata Group wants to consolidate its airline business, Indian media reported on Wednesday.