Crash of the 787 Air India: Boeing in full turns

The most important aeronautical show in the world, Le Bourget, opens its doors on Monday, but without the boss of Boeing which canceled its arrival. The 787 Air India crash, a Boeing, still weakens the American firm.

The Air India Boeing 787 crash on Thursday June 12 has been the worst air disaster for 10 years. We don’t know the causes yet, but for Boeing, it’s the black series. Especially that according to the Daily telegraphAnother Boeing 787 Dreamliner, identical to that of the Indian crash, was also the victim of breakdowns at the beginning of 2025. Boeing boss, Kelly Ortberg, has therefore decided to cancel his arrival at the Bourget aeronautical show, which is held from Monday, 16 to Sunday 22 June.

These events are likely to fuel psychosis, while in recent months, the firm has been in the failure. We remember the emergency doors that open in full flight, because of missing or poorly screwed bolts, wheel that falls to takeoff and various and varied breakdowns. The manufacturer would have gone well from this new catastrophe when he rather went up the slope and the whole management team had changed, the new boss, Kelly Ortberg worked in the recovery of Boeing.

This drama can precisely call into question its recovery, because beyond technical problems, it is the image, the reputation of Boieng which is still implicated and promises to scare customers. The aircraft manufacturer is financially strangled, with an estimated debt of more than $ 58 billion. In 2024, BoiENG lost nearly $ 12 billion, or more than 10 billion euros.

In addition, American customs duties weaken Boeing more, which produces most of its aircraft in the United States, but which imports many essential parts in Europe: its landing trains, flight operators, electrical braking systems, half of its engines, which constitute a third of the cost of an airplane.

Boeing setbacks do not benefit Airbus because the aviation sector is very interconnected. Airbus and Boeing often share subcontractors. A drop in regime of one can therefore rather weaken the fabric of SMEs which also work for others. The fall of Boeing is not necessarily good news for Airbus. If customers, international companies, turn to Airbus to order, it is still necessary that the European manufacturer can absorb these more requests. Its production channels are already running at full speed.