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| Air India has suspended a pilot and co-pilot after a technician was sucked into an aircraft engine in Mumbai. | Air India has suspended a pilot and co-pilot after a technician was sucked into an aircraft engine in Mumbai. |
| The incident is being officially probed by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, which functions under India's civil aviation authority. | The incident is being officially probed by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, which functions under India's civil aviation authority. |
| The accident happened on Wednesday as flight AI 619 from Mumbai to Hyderabad was being pushed back for departure. | |
| The PTI news agency said the pilots had started the engines prematurely after mistaking a signal. | The PTI news agency said the pilots had started the engines prematurely after mistaking a signal. |
| The body of the victim, identified as Ravi Subramanian, was so badly mutilated that it could not be sent for post mortem examination, PTI added. | The body of the victim, identified as Ravi Subramanian, was so badly mutilated that it could not be sent for post mortem examination, PTI added. |
| Air India chairman Ashwani Lohani told reporters in Mumbai that the incident seemed to have been caused by a "communication gap" but did not elaborate further. | Air India chairman Ashwani Lohani told reporters in Mumbai that the incident seemed to have been caused by a "communication gap" but did not elaborate further. |
| The Times of India, quoting Air India sources, reported that the accident occurred on Wednesday evening when the co-pilot started the engine at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji airport. Mr Subramanium had been standing nearby. | The Times of India, quoting Air India sources, reported that the accident occurred on Wednesday evening when the co-pilot started the engine at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji airport. Mr Subramanium had been standing nearby. |
| The newspaper said the incident happened when the aircraft was being pushed back by a tow van from the parking bay before take-off. | The newspaper said the incident happened when the aircraft was being pushed back by a tow van from the parking bay before take-off. |
| "No one knew what happened. All of a sudden we heard that the technician has been sucked into the engine," the newspaper quoted an airline source as saying. | "No one knew what happened. All of a sudden we heard that the technician has been sucked into the engine," the newspaper quoted an airline source as saying. |
| The state-owned national airline, which is battling huge debts and has not reported a profit since 2007, has previously been hit by technical glitches, delays and crew turning up late for flights. | The state-owned national airline, which is battling huge debts and has not reported a profit since 2007, has previously been hit by technical glitches, delays and crew turning up late for flights. |
| In April, Air India removed two pilots from duty after they reportedly fought inside the cockpit just before takeoff from Delhi. | In April, Air India removed two pilots from duty after they reportedly fought inside the cockpit just before takeoff from Delhi. |
| In 2009, pilots and cabin crew came to blows on an Air India flight from the United Arab Emirates to Delhi, with 106 passengers and seven crew on board. | In 2009, pilots and cabin crew came to blows on an Air India flight from the United Arab Emirates to Delhi, with 106 passengers and seven crew on board. |