Aviation experts weigh in on Air India crash investigation

The two pilots in the flight deck were Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kunder, who had total flying experience of 15,638 hours and 3,403 hours, respectively.

In its account of the accident flight, the AAIB states that two fuel cut-off switches were moved from the "run" to the "cut-off" position seconds after take-off. This deprived the engines of fuel and caused them to lose thrust.

CAPTAIN SUMEET SABHARWAL He had obtained clearances to fly as pilot-in-command on several aircraft including the Boeing (BA.N) , opens new tab 787 and 777 and the Airbus (AIR.PA) , opens new tab A310. He had total flying experience of 15,638 hours, of which 8,596 hours were on a Boeing 787.