One Survivor, Hundreds Dead in Air India Plane Crash

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🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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P.M. Edition for June 12. Details emerge from the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash today that killed hundreds. The incident is putting Boeing and its safety record back in the spotlight. WSJ reporter Sharon Terlep joins to discuss what the crash could mean for the company. Plus, as the protests against immigration enforcement continue in Los Angeles, business owners in the city’s downtown say their sales are hurting. We hear from Journal reporter Ben Fritz about how they’ve been responding. And the House narrowly passes a $9.4 billion so-called “DOGE cuts” package that targets funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Boeing's safety record is back in the spotlight after hundreds die in an Air India plane crash.
0:09.0	It's a very precarious moment for Boeing.
0:12.0	Certainly it could turn out that this didn't have anything to do with the plane itself, but that can take some time to figure out.
0:19.0	Plus, how Los Angeles businesses are affected by the continuing protests.
0:24.3	And who benefits from the Republican Tax and Spending Bill?
0:28.1	It's Thursday, June 12th.
0:29.9	I'm Alex O'Sillette for the Wall Street Journal.
0:32.2	This is the PM edition of What's News,
0:34.7	the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
0:39.9	Details are emerging about today's Air India plane crash. A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner passenger jet
0:46.5	carrying 242 people bound for London crashed into a residential area. It erupted into a fireball
0:53.4	seconds after taking off from the
0:55.1	Western Indian state of Gujarat. Indian authorities say that all but one of those on board
1:00.1	the aircraft have died. Air India CEO Campbell Wilson expressed deep sorrow about the crash.
1:06.2	This is a difficult day for all of us at Air India, and our efforts now are focused entirely
1:12.6	on the needs of our passengers, crew members, their families and loved ones.
1:17.6	I know that there are many questions, and at this stage I will not be able to answer all of them.
1:23.6	Boeing posted on X, quote,
1:25.6	We are in contact with Air India regarding Flight 171 and stand ready to support them. Boeing posted on X, quote, we are in contact with Air India regarding flight 171
1:29.2	and stand ready to support them. Our thoughts are with the passengers, crew, first responders,
1:34.3	and all affected. The crash is a fresh blow to Boeing, which has been mired in safety and
1:39.5	production issues in recent years. For more on what this means for the company, I'm joined now by Sharon
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