According to a report published on Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal quoting sources close to United States officials’ early assessment of evidence, the black box audio recording of the last conversation between the two pilots indicates that the captain might have turned off the switches controlling the flow of fuel to the plane’s engines.

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has also rejected the international report, saying it is too early to draw any definite conclusions.

Indian aviation expert dismissed claims made in the Wall Street Journal report on the Air India Al171 crash regarding the chances of the flight commander switching off the fuel controls while the official preliminary report by the Indian aircraft accident body only contains a short pilot denial and lacks the full cockpit voice recorder transcript.

A family friend of the chief pilot of the ill-fated Air India plane that crashed on June 12 has opened up about how he acted and his dealings with people.

The crew reported a fault with the stabilizer to engineers in Ahmedabad who fixed it, according to a preliminary report into the investigation released on July 12

The response came after a Wall Street Journal report claimed that cockpit audio from the ill-fated flight allegedly indicated the captain had manually cut off the fuel supply to the engines. The AAIB has taken serious exception to such claims being reported as fact while the investigation is still underway.

The family of a newlywed wife, Khushbu Rajpurohit, confirmed they received compensation weeks after the Air India crash that killed 241 peopleThe newlywed was flying to join her husband in the UK when the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner exploded shortly after takeoff in AhmedabadHer uncle shared the plans the family had for the compensation money they got,