The preliminary report from investigators probing the Air India crash that killed 260 people showed that seconds after takeoff, the Boeing 787 plane's engine fuel control switches were switched off briefly,

Engine fuel control switches are at the centre of the investigation into last month’s Air India plane crash, the preliminary report has revealed. After the aircraft reached its top speed of 180 knots IAS,

Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the "run" to the "cutoff" position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said Saturday.