Boeing, Air India and 787 Dreamliner
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Iran conflict are casting a shadow over what was supposed to be a relatively upbeat Paris Air Show. Air India Flight 171 was the first-ever deadly crash of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg and Stephanie Pope,
Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.
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.
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Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.
Boeing is forecasting strong growth in aviation despite recent crash, with demand for 43,600 new planes by 2044.
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.