The deadly Air India crash last month has renewed a decades-old debate in the aviation industry over installing video cameras monitoring airline pilot actions to complement the cockpit voice and flight data recorders already used by accident investigators.

An ex-pilot has reacted to the Air India crash investigation report released by the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). He said a fuel switch flip is unlikely.

The investigation report says Air India did not carry out those inspections - prompting speculation that the accident could have been caused by faulty switches being flipped by accident. However, in an internal note seen by the BBC, the FAA has since reiterated its belief that the issue did not compromise safety.

Air India said on Tuesday it would partially restore its international flight schedule that was scaled back following the accident involving flight AI171 on June 12.

International airlines from South Korea and India are preparing to inspect its Boeing fleets following findings from the Air India crash investigation.

Medical records for an Air India pilot killed in last month’s crash are reportedly now being reviewed by investigators amid reports he’d been suffering from depression and other mental

The CEO of Air India sought to draw a line under rife speculation around the cause of last month's air disaster in Ahmedebad, saying the preliminary investigation had ruled out a mechanical cause for the crash.

(Reuters) -A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people last month showed the plane's engines fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the engines of fuel.