In 2012 a Boeing jet was deliberately crashed in the Sonaran desert, Mexico and filmed it for television. The test revealed the safest seat to sit in.

The head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Stephanie Pope, met the chairman of Air India on Monday in India, two sources said, as the companies seek to find the cause of last week's fatal crash involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

The crash happened just weeks after the company cut a deal with the U.S. government to avoid taking criminal responsibility for a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.

The black boxes will provide cockpit conversations and data related to the plane’s engine and control settings to investigators and help them in determining the cause of the crash.

In broad strategic terms, the E-7 cancellation signals a pivot towards a more decentralized and resilient command and control architecture.

Boeing Co. Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg is in a familiar role as he faces another crisis, this time over a crash involving the company’s 787 Dreamliner jet in India.

Trump has directed the Pentagon to modify a luxury 747 donated by the Qatari royal family for use as an interim Air Force One, a plan that has raised ethical and security concerns. It also remains unclear how the Pentagon will pay for the modifications, and how quickly the Air Force could acquire a third set of highly specialized systems.

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