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Turkey Refutes Link to Air India Dreamliner Crash; Maintenance Shift Underway Amid Diplomatic Strain
The Turkish government has denied claims that its aviation firm Turkish Technic was responsible for the maintenance of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed. The rebuttal comes amid strained India-Turkey relations and Air India’s decision to reduce reliance on Turkish MRO services.
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 is forecasting strong growth in aviation despite recent crash, with demand for 43,600 new planes by 2044.
Air India plane crash investigators reportedly find the first of the "black boxes" from the Boeing 787-8 that slammed into buildings, killing all but one of the 242 people on board.
Boeing Co. Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg finds himself in a familiar role — facing another crisis — this time a crash involving the company’s marquee 787 Dreamliner jet in India that killed more than 240 people.
Viswashkumar Ramesh, 40, the sole survivor of Air India Flight 171, is among the ranks of those spared by fate.