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Sumeet Sabharwal

Sumeet Sabharwal
The latest news and top stories on Sumeet Sabharwal, the captain and pilot-in-command of Air India flight AI-171. He had over 15,600 flight hours, including extensive time on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Employed by Air India since 1994, he held the highest pilot certification. Sabharwal was killed in the fatal crash of June 12, 2025.
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‘No dirty business’ in Air India probe, minister says after pilot’s father’s plea

The flight captain’s father complained that investigators implied his son cut the fuel supply to the plane’s engines after take-off.

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Air India crash: father of pilot says investigators blame his son for fuel cut

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New details in Air India crash probe shift focus to plane’s captain: report

The senior pilot was the one who turned off switches that controlled fuel flowing to the plane’s engines, a black box recording indicates.

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