Boeing’s Woes Deepen With Discovery of More Defects in its 737s

Beleaguered Chicago based U.S. aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, is facing new problems that have surfaced with its fleet of grounded 737 Max airplanes. The discovery of faulty slat tracks by Boeing engineers and the FAA comes hard on the heels after the near certainty that the planes had been equipped with faulty software. This software malfunction [...]

2019-06-10T16:33:54-07:00June 10th, 2019|Aviation Accidents|0 Comments

Unexpected Plane Landing in Burbank, California on Southwest Airlines Flight 278

Earlier this week, Southwest Airlines Flight 278 overran the runway on its landing into Burbank, California. Although no passengers on the flight were injured, the accident could have left those on board the flight with life-long injuries. The plane is said to have landed on a collapsible partitionof the runway. The partition is meant to [...]

2020-09-06T22:48:48-07:00December 12th, 2018|Aviation Accidents|0 Comments

South West Airlines Flight 1380 Engine Failure New York to Dallas

South West Airline Protested Against Inspection Order After First SWA Fan Blade Accident in 2016 South West Airlines (SWA) protested against a directive from the manufacturers of its CFM56-7B jet engines to inspect all the airline’s similar engines after the first incident involving a broken fan blade on a flight in 2016.  The near disaster [...]

2018-08-22T16:29:41-07:00April 24th, 2018|Aviation Accidents|0 Comments

JetBlue Flight 50 Skids Off Boston Taxiway – Is Air Travel Any Safer Today?

The JetBlue flight 50 accident at Boston Airport on Monday 25th December 2017 was a reminder of just how close to disaster it can be when a modern airplane encounters a problem during flight or on the runway. The JetBlue accident fortunately had no serious consequences. No-one was injured or killed when the plane landed [...]

2020-09-06T22:48:51-07:00January 3rd, 2018|Aviation Accidents|0 Comments
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