Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg will not attend the Paris Air Show this week.
A recent Reuters report stated Ortberg told staff Thursday evening that he and a fellow Boeing executive canceled plans to attend the event scheduled for Monday through Friday.
The decision was made “so we can be with our team and focus on our customer and the investigation,” Ortberg’s message to staff stated, according to Reuters.
Air India’s 11-year-old Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner registered as VT-ANB crashed during takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on Thursday.
The crash killed 204 people aboard the aircraft, and only one passenger survived. It is the first fatal crash and total hull loss for a Boeing 787, according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the incident in conjunction with local authorities and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
