air india flight AI171, which took off from ahmedabad to london Gatwick on thursday afternoon, met with a tragic accident. It was a connecting flight that reached ahmedabad from Delhi's indira gandhi Airport. Then from here it had to go to London. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed just 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) from the runway of Sardar Vallabhbhai patel international Airport.
The aircraft had engines of this company
This aircraft belonged to the American company Boeing, which manufactures airplanes, helicopters, rockets, satellites and missiles. At least 150 countries in the world use aircraft made by this company. This aircraft had engines of GE Aerospace. This is also an American company that manufactures many different types of engines for the aviation sector such as jet engines, turboprop engines etc.
Boeing CEO cancels his trip
After this accident, Boeing CEO has canceled his trip to paris Airshow next week and GE director has also postponed Investor Day. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said in a message sent to employees on thursday evening that he and Boeing Commercial Airplanes boss Stephanie Pope have canceled their plans to attend paris Airshow. This air show, which will be held in Le Bourget from june 16 to june 20, is the biggest trade fair of the global aviation industry. Stalls related to the aerospace industry are set up in it, aircrafts of different countries are exhibited. airlines companies also place orders for airplanes in the airshow.
Investor Day to be held on june 17
GE Aerospace had also planned an investor day on june 17 apart from this show. The company had to give some of its financial updates during this time. During this time, the company discusses its financial situation, future plans, business strategy with its investors so that they can get the correct information about the company's functioning. These companies say that in this difficult time, they will focus on helping their team in india so that they can help in the investigation. Although, during this time there will be business in the airshow to be held in paris, but some high profile press conferences and announcements can be postponed. As a mark of respect to the victims of the accident, announcements regarding some orders can also be postponed till the end of the year.
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