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.

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Officials said that both pilots had successfully passed the Class I medical examination within the past two years, a test that assesses their mental and physical fitness.

The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has criticised The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for its article on the Air India crash in Ahmedabad. The WSJ claimed the crash was due to a 'pilot's mistake' involving fuel control switches.