Air India A320 briefly lost key flight controls, Airbus analysis shows

NEW DELHI: An Air India Airbus A320 dropped about 300 feet this month, injuring 24 people on board, after the aircraft registered a loss of hydraulic pressure that briefly left key flight controls unresponsive, according to a preliminary Airbus analysis reviewed by Reuters.The Aug 4 incident occurred on Air India fligh

The incident earlier this month injured 24 people. 07:37, Fri, Aug 14, 2026 Updated: 07:43, Fri, Aug 14, 2026 Air India has been hit by series of safety-related investigations since the Ahmedabad crash (Image: Getty)An Air India passenger plane plunged around 300 feet in mid-air after its pilots briefly lost control of

Air India A320 briefly lost key flight controls, Airbus analysis shows  Reuters

The autopilot system of the airliner then disconnected, and the co-pilot who was flying at the time pushed his control stick forward after the aircraft's systems are believed to have generated stall warnings in the cockpit.

Airbus has asked Air In- dia to carry out multiple tests and share the aircraft’s recent maintenance activi- ties as it continues its event assessmentNEW DELHI: “The elevators (control up and down movement of aircraft) and ailerons (controls left and right movement) surfaces were lost for around four seconds.” Airbus,

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India's aviation ministry said Sunday that an Air India pilot whose flight plunged dramatically in turbulence injuring 17 passengers and crew is undergoing a "confirmatory" psychoactive drug test.