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Boeing shares: Air India flight A1171 crashed today after taking off from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick. After this news came, the shares of the plane -making company Boeing declined by 8 percent in premarket trading in the US on Thursday.
First crash in Boeing’s 15 -year history
There were 242 passengers and crew members in the aircraft. Of these, 169 Indians, 53 British, 1 Canadian and 7 Portuguese citizens were included. A few minutes after flying from Ahmedabad, the aircraft crashed. The aviation tracking site Flightradar24 said that this air India’s airport was 787 Dreamliner, which is a modern aircraft. It was built by Boeing Commercial Airplaces in December 2013 and is the first crash in its 15 -year history.
Air India confirms that flight ai171, from ahmedabad to London gatwick, was involved in an accident today after affir take -off.
The flight, which departed from ahmedabad at 1338 hrs, was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board the Board the Boing 787-8 aircraft. Of these, 169 are…
– Air India (@Airindia) June 12, 2025
Former Chief Minister of Gujarat also joins passengers
The accident occurred in Meghaninagar area near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The name of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani is also included in the list of passengers of the crashed aircraft. It is still not known what has been the reason for the accident. Boeing said in a statement that he got the news of it. He is trying to gather more information. Here, Air India has arranged helpline number 18005691444 to help the families of the passengers.
Many airlines use this model
According to the Aviation Safety Network Database, this is the first accident related to the Boeing 787 aircraft. However, in 2013, its electrical power system led to a fire in the lithium-ion battery, after which it was stopped from being taken off. Many other airline operators like British Airways, United Airways and Qatar Airways use this model.
In recent years, many accidents related to Boeing Plane have come to light, such as 189 passengers died in the Lion Air accident in the year 2018. Boeing 737 Max was used in it. In 2019, Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashed, killing 157 people. 737 Max aircraft were also used in this. After these incidents, the operations of the entire Boeing 737 Max were banned.
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