Boeing was generating optimism. Then on Thursday a 787 crashed, raising the specter of fresh problems for Boeing and altering the message it planned to send.

Air India pilot’s last words moments before aircraft crashed to the ground revealed - The Gatwick-bound flight crashed and killed 241 people on board shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after take off on Thursday in what is one of the deadliest plane accidents in terms of the number of British nationals killed. It struck a medical college hostel in a residential part of Ahmedabad, killing 241 of the 242 people on board.

Air India has confirmed that one passenger survived Thursday's airplane crash, which had 242 passengers and crew members on board.

An Air India plane with more than 200 people on board crashed near the airport in India's city of Ahmedabad, the airline and police officials said.

An early focus of the probe includes a possible loss or reduction of thrust.