Air India crash is 1st involving Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner
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Airbus SE said the fatal accident on Thursday in India involving a Boeing Co. airliner should spur the industry as a whole to advance its safety culture, dismissing the notion that the crash could bring a competitive edge to one planemaker over the other in the global duopoly.
Royal Air Maroc is nearing a deal with Boeing for dozens of jets to renew its fleet, though Europe's Airbus is preparing to gain a rare foothold with a smaller order for 20 A220 jets, industry sources said on Wednesday.
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Royal Air Maroc is in the final stages of a major order from Boeing Co. and a smaller deal for Airbus SE jets as part of the North African carrier’s expansion plans, according to people familiar with the matter.
It could take months to fully understand what went wrong in the crash, the first involving a Dreamliner. Officials from India continued the investigation Friday.
The event, which runs from June 16 to June 20, is the industry's largest trade show, where many aircraft orders are typically placed by airlines.
The Air India flight, carrying 242 passengers and crew members, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, en route to London Gatwick.
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Airbus and Boeing have been competing head to head for decades as the world’s largest commercial airplane makers, but Airbus is pulling ahead.
This surge, according to Airbus's latest global market forecast, will be significantly propelled by rapid expansion in emerging markets like India, where a burgeoning middle class is increasingly embracing air travel.
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