By David Shepardson, Abhijith Ganapavaram and Allison Lampert WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI/MONTREAL (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have privately issued notifications that the fuel switch locks on Boeing planes are safe,

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing (NYSE:BA) have privately issued communications stating that the fuel control switch locks found on various Boeing aircraft, including the 787, don’t pose a safety risk,

As per the report, these switches transitioned from ‘RUN’ to ‘CUTOFF’ position within a second of each other moments after lift-off, leading to the worst aviation disaster involving an Indian airline in four decades.