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By now, many have heard about the preliminary report concerning the crash of Air India flight 171. The report has revealed that the two engine fuel control switches were moved to the CUTOFF position just three seconds after the aircraft transitioned from ground to air. This action led to the engines of the Boeing 787-8 being deprived of fuel.
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