Air India grounded a Boeing 787 Monday after a possible problem with the engine fuel control switches, the same mechanism at the center of the investigation into a fatal crash in June.

The Air India crash in Ahmedabad was caused not by a technical failure but by an alleged intentional act involving the manual shutdown of engine fuel control switches, a fresh news report claims.

The grounding comes amid an investigation into a crash last year involving an aircraft of the same model.

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Air India has grounded a Boeing 787-8 after a pilot reported a possible defect in the aircraft’s fuel control switch.

Campaigners say they have evidence the plane had previously suffered a series of technical failures, including a fire.

260 people died after Air India's AI171 flight to London Gatwick crashed soon after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025.

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The court also urged those involved in the case not to be swayed by media reports on technical glitches in aircraft.

The Union minister of state for civil aviation has denied the media report carrying this claim and said probe agencies are looking into the issue.