The preliminary report into the crash referred to a 2018 FAA advisory, which recommended that operators of several Boeing models inspect the locking feature of the fuel-cutoff switches. The report said Air India did not carry out the inspections.

The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice to its international counterparts that fuel control switches in Boeing aeroplanes like the Dreamliner involved in last month’s fatal Air India crash do not pose a safety issue.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing have privately issued a notification that the fuel switch locks on Boeing aircraft are safe, according to a Reuters report citing sources. The clarification follows India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) preliminary report on the June 12,