Days after Air India announced the completion of the ‘fuel switch’ inspection process for all its Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft, the airline issued a statement on Tuesday saying, “After the successful inspection, no issues were found with the said locking mechanism of the Air India Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft.”

Addressing the fuel switch investigation, the airline also stated, “Air India had started voluntary inspections on 12 July and completed them within the prescribed time limit set by the DGCA. The same has been communicated to the regulator.”

Earlier, on July 16, 2025, Air India announced that it had successfully completed precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of the Fuel Control Switch (FCS) across its fleet of Boeing 787-8 aircraft.