Air India crash highlights a new problem for Boeing
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An Air India crash Thursday involved a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which the aircraft manufacturer first delivered 14 years ago.
Boeing now expects worldwide demand for 43,600 additional commercial airplanes over the next 20 years, slightly lower than its earlier forecast
Boeing has pulled out of this week’s Paris airshow, which is traditionally an important event for aircraft manufacturers to announce big orders, saying it would instead focus on the investigation.
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.
A helicopter crashed in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Sunday, killing seven people on board. Local officials said the aircraft was flying from the town of Kedarnath to Guptkashi, which is a prominent Hindu pilgrimage site in the Himalayas.
A woman who died along with her grandson and her daughter-in-law in a plane crash in India has been described as "the mother of Wellingborough". At least 270 people were killed on Thursday when a Boeing 787 bound for Gatwick crashed shortly after take off in Ahmedabad.
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ABP - Live on MSNHelicopter Crashes Near Kedarnath, Seven Including Two Children Killed In Morning Flight DisasterA tragic helicopter crash near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand has claimed the lives of seven people, including two children. The incident occurred early in the morning around 5:00 AM when a helicopter carrying pilgrims from Kedarnath temple to Gaurikund lost control and crashed near a hilly area close to Gaurikund.