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The investigation into Air India flight 171 crash opens up questions into the many concerns surrounding Boeing's 787.
The crash happened just weeks after the company cut a deal with the U.S. government to avoid taking criminal responsibility for a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.
It’s also the latest disaster to hit the beleaguered American aerospace giant — which has been dogged by a door that blew off a 737 jet, a leaky spacecraft that stranded astronauts on the International Space Station for months, as well as politically damaging delays in outfitting the new Air Force One jets.
The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operating as flight AI171, crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, with 242 passengers on board. While the aircraft model has had a solid reputation until now,
Alok Singh, retired Captain and aviation expert, attributed the Air India plane crash, which claimed the lived of 241 people, attributed the tragic incident to loss of thrust on both engines, bird strike,
The Turkish government has denied reports claiming that Turkish Technic carried out maintenance on the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed after take-off from Ahmedabad. The clarification follows online speculation about possible technical lapses.
The crash has sent shockwaves across the global aviation community and triggered renewed scrutiny of Boeing’s quality and safety standards.
Air India's flight AI 171, with more than 242 on board flying to London, crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad this afternoon, in one of the worst aviation disasters in aviation history.
After the tragic crash of a London-bound Air India flight in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon, the entire Boeing 787-8/9 Dreamliner fleet of Air India will undergo enhanced safety inspection.As per the latest directions from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),
Search and recovery teams continue to search the site of one of India’s worst aviation disasters for a third day