Boeing 787 ‘nosedive’ said to injure 50 passengers About 50 passengers on Monday were injured when a Boeing (NYSE:BA) 787 Dreamliner flown by Latam Airlines (OTCPK:LTMAY) from Sydney to Auckland experienced what the carrier described as a "technical event." Boeing’s (BA) stock fell as much as 4% as U.S. stock indexes slid less than 1% on Monday morning. The Chilean airline in a statement said the incident “caused a strong movement” on the plane and that it “deeply regrets any inconvenience and discomfort this situation may have caused its passengers.” The plane landed at Auckland International Airport as scheduled, where it was met by 14 emergency units including seven ambulances. The New Zealand ambulance service Hato Hone St. John brought 12 patients to the hospital, according to news reports. “We are working to gather more information about the flight and will provide any support needed by our customers,” Boeing (BA) said in a statement. In an interview with Radio New Zealand, passenger Brian Jokat said the flight was smooth until the plane “just dropped” about two-thirds of the way into the approximately three-hour flight. He said people screamed as he felt “the plane take a nosedive” before flattening out seconds later. Multiple passengers and crew were thrown into the roof of the plane, passenger Priscilla Waller-Subritsky, said to the New Zealand Herald. The crew members were so injured that they couldn’t help passengers, she said.
I joked earlier with a coworker that someone must have pushed the flight attendant into the control stick.
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It sure feels like the faa/boeing are playing with loaded guns right now. Although maybe not per that EagleDuck tweet
Maybe I'm being a reactionary doofus, but I've definitely been prioritizing and will continue to prioritize airbus when I travel, when possible. Go AA
You can look up the flight on Flightradar24 or Flightaware and it'll tell you the aircraft type typically used.
United Reports Fifth Mid-Flight Incident In Just Over A Week By Jason Hall March 13, 2024 Photo: Getty Images A United plane made an emergency landing after suffering a mid-air fuel leak on Monday (March 11), marking the fifth incident involving the airline in just over a week. Spoiler United Airlines Flight 830 departed from Sydney, Australia, en route to San Francisco before redirecting two hours into the flight due to a "maintenance issue," the airline confirmed in a statement obtained by ABC 7. "The plane landed safely, and passengers deplaned normally at the gate. We provided accommodation overnight for passengers and rebooked them to San Francisco," United added. No injuries were reported in relation to the incident, which is the latest in a string of issues to Boeing planes dating back to March 4, when an aircraft made an emergency landing in Texas after flames exploded one of its jet engines minutes into its flight. On March 7, a United Airlines Boeing 777-20 flight from San Francisco to Japan was diverted to Los Angeles after one of its landing gears fell off after takeoff. United Flight 821, which departed from San Francisco and en route to Mexico City, was diverted to Los Angeles the following day "due to an issue with the aircraft's hydraulic system." A United Airlines flight also went off the runway at George Bush International Airport as it was landing, leading to an evacuation, that same day. Boeing said it was adding weekly compliance checks to every 737 work area, as well as additional equipment audits, in an effort to limit the recent issues. “Our teams are working to simplify and streamline our processes and address the panel’s recommendations,” the memo obtained by the New York Post stated. “We will not hesitate in stopping a production line or keeping an airplane in position.”
pop base reporting on every little thing is making the point of that prior tweet about magnifying everything because it is en vouge
Yeah a lot of these type incidents are fairly common. I'd recommend checking https://avherald.com/ to see just how often there are issues.
Sounds like the report on this incident may show the cause of this “sudden drop” was the captain getting out of his seat and accidentally knocking the control stick.
The pilots seats are motorized and move back/forth and a little side to side. The switch on the back of the seat moves it forward/back in case if you get to the plane and the seat is all the way forward making it so you can't get into the seat A flight attendant was serving the pilots their meals and hit that switch pushing the pilot into the control column which pitched the nose down.
Flying American in two weeks. Haven’t flown AA since they switched the plane I was connecting on with a turboprop with 50% capacity. Ended up splitting a rental with a rando and driving 5 hours from Philly to Upstate NY instead.
It was the closest I’ve ever come to being murdered. Definitely sketch but I had to work the next day