India launches inspection of Boeing 787s
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India's government has set up a high-level committee which intends to disclose findings within three months on the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad. While the 12 June crash is being probed by the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau,
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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.
Un avión Boeing Co. 787 operado por Air India con destino a Londres se estrelló poco después de despegar en Ahmedabad, en lo que parece ser el peor accidente sufrido por el modelo de pasajeros de fuselaje ancho más avanzado del fabricante estadounidense.
An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing most of the 242 people on board. The government has now ordered heightened surveillance of all Boeing 787 aircraft operating in India.
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The investigation into Air India flight 171 crash opens up questions into the many concerns surrounding Boeing's 787.
The head of Air France-KLM voiced confidence in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner as he expressed condolences to Air India and those affected by the deadly crash of a London-bound passenger jet in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, packed with 242 people on board, barely cleared the rooftops of the residential neighborhood just beyond the runway in the crowded Indian metropolis of Ahmedabad.