The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing finds itself the focus of an international controversy once again, with India and South Korea ordering fuel switch inspections for Boeing jets after a 787-8 Dreamliner crashed in Ahmedabad last month.

Individual airlines in Japan and Singapore started their own checks as a precaution, according to Reuters.

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The London-bound Boeing jet collided with a structure just minutes after takeoff. The crash killed 19 people on the ground and all but one of the 242 people onboard the aircraft.

Indian officials are still trying to determine the cause of the tragedy, the deadliest aviation accident in a decade. However, the nation's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) published a preliminary report this week, claiming that the fuel switches for both of the plane's engines moved to the "cutoff" position almost immediately after takeoff, starving the engines of fuel.

It is not yet known if this was done by one of the pilots or due to a mechanical fault. While the 15-page report does not provide a full transcript of the pilots' conversation, the authorities shared a snippet indicating confusion in the cockpit.

"In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cutoff. The other pilot responded that he did not do so," AIIB officials........

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