A cockpit voice recording of doomed Air India Flight 171 indicates that it was the younger co-pilot who asked his more experienced colleague why he turned off the plane¡¯s fuel-supply switches, according to people familiar with the matter.
The information, from people who asked not to be identified because they¡¯re not authorized to speak publicly, reveals for the first time who said what in the cockpit.
A preliminary report from India¡¯s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau released last week included a description of the exchange, including one pilot¡¯s denial that he turned off the switches, without identifying the individual speakers.
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