An Air India Boeing 787 is grounded following a pilot’s report of a fuel control switch problem. NEW DELHI, Feb 3: Air India has grounded a Boeing 787 Dreamliner after a pilot reported a problem with a fuel control switch, a component at the centre of an ongoing investigation into a fatal Air India crash last year, the airline said on Monday.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has issued a clarification after a London–Bengaluru Air India flight suffered technical issues on Sunday.

"Both left and right switches were checked and found satisfactory, with the locking tooth/pawl fully seated and not slipping from 'Run' to 'Cutoff'. When full force was applied parallel to the base pl...