What we know about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner involved in the deadly Air India crash [Video]

More than 290 people were killed when an Air India Boeing 787 bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is one of the most advanced jets in service and experts say it has a generally strong safety record, with no previous fatal accidents. Boeing said it was aware of initial reports and working to gather more information.

Here are some details on the wide-body intercontinental jet.

The 787-8 aircraft involved in Thursday’s accident was delivered in 2014 and is the smallest of three variants.

The 787-8 typically holds 248 passengers and the larger and longer-range 787-9 carries 296 people. The largest variant, the 787-10, which also has the smallest range, has 336 seats, according to Boeing data.

Mississauga dentist was on Air India flight that crashed after takeoff

The twin-engined 787 comes with a choice of two types of engine, supplied by GE Aerospace or Britain’s Rolls-Royce. The engines on the crashed plane were …