Boeing stock sank 5% in premarket trading. An Air India flight to London crashed shortly after take-off at the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. The flight, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carried 242 passengers.

Visuals from the area showed thick black smoke in the air as more details about the accident were awaited. Emergency services rushed to the spot following the crash, including seven fire engines.

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