Factbox-Who were the two pilots who flew the Air India jet that crashed?


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  • Saturday, 12 Jul 2025

FILE PHOTO: Friends and family members mourn near the coffin of Co-Pilot Clive Kunder, who died after an AIR India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane crashed during take-off from an airport in Ahmedabad, in Mumbai, India June 19, 2025. REUTERS/Hemanshi Kamani/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Investigators probing a deadly Air India crash said in a preliminary report that the aircraft's engine fuel switches were flipped to an off position briefly, leading to confusion in the cockpit and putting focus on the pilots flying the Boeing 787.

Below is a brief profile of the two pilots based on the preliminary investigation report and media reports:

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