Boeing's 787 Dreamliner: The 'safest' of planes?
Whistleblowers who worked on the aircraft have raised numerous concerns.
The Air India tragedy, in which at least 270 people died, involved one of Boeing's most innovative and popular planes. Until now, it was considered one of its safest too.
We still do not know why flight 171 crashed just 30 seconds after take-off.
Prior to the accident, the 787 had operated for nearly a decade and a half without any major accidents and without a single fatality. During that period, according to Boeing, it carried more than a billion passengers. There are currently more than 1,100 in service worldwide.
However, it has also suffered from a series of quality control problems.
Whistleblowers who worked on the aircraft have raised numerous concerns about production standards. Some have claimed that potentially dangerously flawed aircraft have been allowed into service 鈥� allegations the company has consistently denied.
The 蜜芽传媒's International Business Correspondent Theo Leggett examines the claims and counter-claims.
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