Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner — with 242 people on board crashed into a medical college complex in the Meghaninagar area moments after taking off from the airport on Thursday afternoon.

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 Air India flight, carrying 242 passengers and crew members, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, en route to London Gatwick.

Britain's King Charles and other senior royals wore black armbands at the "Trooping the Colour" military parade on Saturday (June 14) as a mark of respect for the victims of the Air India plane crash.

King Charles added a black armband to his Trooping the Colour uniform to honor the victims of the Air India plane crash on June 12 A moment of silence was also incorporated into the program at Horse Guards Parade A Buckingham Palace spokesperson tells people the adjustments were added "a mark of respect for the lives lost,