Boeing share price, June 13 -- Following the Air Indian plane crash on Thursday afternoon, which was carrying 242 passengers, Boeing Company's share price cracked during overnight trade in the US, ending the session almost 5% lower.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, which was travelling to London from Ahmedabad, crashed into a complex of B J Medical College in the Meghaninagar area shortly after taking off on Thursday afternoon, resulting in the death of 265 people.

The aircraft involved in Thursday's accident, registered as Air India VT-ANB, was almost 12 years old. The Air India plane crash marked the first-ever complete loss of a 787 Boeing aircraft, which was introduced by the company more than a decade ago.

The 787 has become a ...