Air India crash latest: London-bound passenger plane carrying 242 people crashes after take-off in India

Jonathan Josephs
Business reporter

This Air India crash is the first time a Boeing 787 aircraft
has come down like this.

The model was launched 14 years ago and just six few weeks
ago the planemaker lauded the fact the model, also known as the Dreamliner, has
reached the milestone of carrying 1bn passengers.

To mark that occasion the company said the global 787 fleet
of more than 1,175 airplanes has flown nearly 5 million flights covering more
than 30 million flight hours.

The crash is a major blow for the company which has been
struggling to overcome a range of problems, including fatal crashes, with its
737 programmes.

It will be another test for CEO Kelly Ortberg who is about
to mark his first anniversary in the job.

He was brought in to try and help the
US planemaker sort out a range of problems that were raising questions about
its future.