Pierson comments follow the crash of Air India flight AI-171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which went down 36 seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad while en route to London.

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

The Turkish government has denied reports claiming that Turkish Technic carried out maintenance on the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed after take-off from Ahmedabad. The clarification follows online speculation about possible technical lapses.