Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

Iran conflict are casting a shadow over what was supposed to be a relatively upbeat Paris Air Show. Air India Flight 171 was the first-ever deadly crash of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg and Stephanie Pope,

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 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.

Britain's King Charles and other senior royals wore black armbands at the "Trooping the Colour" military parade on Saturday (June 14) as a mark of respect for the victims of the Air India plane crash.

The Royal Family will wear black armbands at today's annual celebration in London in memory of victims of the Air India crash.