The Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12 was a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. As per a report, Air India had 34 Boeing 787 airframes in its fleet before the crash.

Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

Boeing's Stephanie Pope met Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran to discuss the Air India flight AI171 crash in Ahmedabad. The flight, a Boeing 787, crashed shortly after takeoff, claiming over 270 lives.

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