Air India Boeing Dreamliner turns back
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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.
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 investigation into Air India flight 171 crash opens up questions into the many concerns surrounding Boeing's 787.
India considers grounding Boeing 787-8 fleet after Air India crash; investigations underway, safety concerns raised.