Factbox-Air India Disaster Is 1st Fatal Boeing 787 Accident
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The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off for its first flight on December 15, 2009, and has flown over a billion passengers. Since entering service in 2011, it had the enviable record of having no fatal accidents - but all that changed on Thursday.
WASHINGTON — Thursday's fatal crash of a London-bound Air India flight shortly after takeoff marks the first time a Boeing 787 Dreamliner has crashed in its 14-year history in the skies.