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Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has canceled his planned attendance at the Paris Air Show following a fatal crash involving an Air India Boeing 787-8. The event, scheduled from June 16 to 20 at Le Bourget, will proceed without Ortberg, who is prioritizing support for the investigation into the crash that claimed 241 lives out of 242 onboard.
Stephanie Pope, President of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, has also withdrawn from the show. GE Aerospace, which supplied the aircraft's engines, postponed its investor day originally set during the event. Both companies emphasize their commitment to aiding the investigation.
The crash occurred on June 12 when Air India Flight 171 departed Ahmedabad International Airport bound for London Gatwick. Shortly after takeoff, it lost altitude and crashed. Authorities have recovered the flight data recorder and are processing it as part of an investigation led by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), with support from international agencies including the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).
