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 delivered a new 787-9 aircraft to China's Juneyao Airlines on Saturday, Chinese media outlet Yicai reported, as trade tensions between Beijing and Washington ease. The delivery comes two days after a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board crashed in a fireball shortly after takeoff in western India.

Un avión Boeing Co. 787 operado por Air India con destino a Londres se estrelló poco después de despegar en Ahmedabad, en lo que parece ser el peor accidente sufrido por el modelo de pasajeros de fuselaje ancho más avanzado del fabricante estadounidense.

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.

"We still have confidence in the airplane; we have 34 787s in the KLM fleet," Ben Smith, CEO of the Franco-Dutch airline group, told the Paris Air Forum conference on Friday, noting that the tragic accident is under investigation.

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A nurse from Portsmouth is confirmed among the fatalities on the Boeing 787-8 aircraft which crashed less than a minute after take off.