Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash in India is model's first crash: source close to case

The crash of an Air India plane with 242 people on board on Thursday was the first ever for a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to AFP.

The London-bound passenger plane that went down in India's western city of Ahmedabad is a long-haul aircraft that has been in operation since 2011 and can carry between 248 and 330 people.