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.

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashes in Ahmedabad, marking the first fatal accident for the aircraft. Air India flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London was involved. Details on the incident and impact.

The aircraft was under the command of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, a Line Training Captain with over 8,200 flying hours, alongside First Officer Clive Kundar, who had logged 1,100 hours of flight time. The jet involved was delivered to Air India in January 2014, making it over 11 years old.

Last year, the F.A.A. said it was also investigating claims by a Boeing engineer that parts of the fuselage, or body, of the Dreamliner were improperly fastened together, which the whistle-blower said could cause premature damage to the plane over years of use.

Even before Thursday, investors were in for a long journey. The aerospace company expanded its total debt by more than 400% during the pandemic.