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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.
Boeing and GE, which provided the engines for the crashed Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, also sent teams to inspect the crash site near Ahmedabad International Airport
While Boeing 787 Dreamliner has experienced minor accidents in past with no fatalities so far, this is the aircraft's first fatal crash.
A tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad resulted in 241 fatalities. Aviation expert Alok Singh suggests potential causes including engine failure, bird strike, pilot error, or technical malfunction.
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.