Boeing Global chief Dr Brendan Nelson on Thursday played down continuing speculation over the Air India 171 crash in Ahmedabad in June last year, in which 261 people were killed, stating, “I’m not going to comment on, or add to, wild speculation that is not consistent with facts.”
Dr Nelson did, however, reiterate to NDTV that the Boeing model that crashed – a 787-8 Dreamliner – is an “outstanding aircraft” and the company has “complete confidence in it”.

