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787 Dreamliner is Boeing's flagship long-distance plane
787 Dreamliner is Boeing's flagship long-distance plane
Economy
by  AFP

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed in India on Thursday is the pride of the US company's catalogue for long-distance planes: a fuel-efficient, wide-body aircraft able to transport up to 330 people. It was the first deadly crash of a 787 Dreamliner.

India and its vast booming aviation sector
India and its vast booming aviation sector
Economy
by  AFP

Air India's London-bound flight 171 that crashed on Thursday with 242 people on board was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, part of India's bold push to radically expand its air industry sector. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who called the crash "heartbreaking beyond words", has made the development of the air sector a priority since coming to power in 2014.