Pilots of Air India plane that crashed may have made fatal error, report claims

The fatal crash took the lives of 260 people last month.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was due to fly to Gatwick last month, but crashed upon takeoff.

The aircraft's blackbox has revealed the "possibility" that error from the pilots could have led to the fatal crash.

An early assessment of the incident indicates there was no fault with the plane, however it has noted that switches to the engines’ fuel supplies were turned off seconds after it left the runway. 

This could have triggered a loss of thrust, resulting in the plane ploughing into the building.

The investigation is being run by the US National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing and GE Aerospace and its findings are just now being released.

The Indian Government launched a probe into the crash immediately after it had happened and were looking into potential sabotage.

Murlidhar Mohol, the country's Minister of State for Civil Aviation, said two week ago: "The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has begun a full probe. It is being assessed from all angles, including any possible sabotage."

The aircraft's black boxes were flown from Ahmedabad to the national capital, New Delhi, in an Indian Air Force aircraft amid tight security early this week. 

The investigation could take weeks or months.