A preliminary report into the Air India crash last month, which left at least 270 people dead, indicates that fuel to the plane's engines was shut off just seconds after the plane lifted off.

The London-bound plane had barely left the runway at Ahmedabad airport before it careened back to earth. Everyone on board was killed, except for one passenger.

Air India and Boeing have responded to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report into the deadly AI171 crash in Ahmedabad that claimed 260 lives, pledging full cooperation with the ongoing probe.